white feather
Example Sentences
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In the final scene of “Forrest Gump,” a white feather dances from Forrest’s feet, into the air, representing one of the movie’s major threads: Are life’s joys and agonies predestined, or are they indiscriminate?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025
During the emotional event, a white feather fell from the sky, which Ms Chambers took as a sign that Sara was looking down on them.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024
After the Oscars, just two days before his surprise retirement announcement, Roach put Ann Demeulemeester in a tiny white feather top for the Vanity Fair afterparty and worked with several others on Hollywood’s big night.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023
Patrons in platinum wigs arrived in white limousines, stepped onto a white-carpeted sidewalk, and strolled up in white tuxedos and clingy white gowns with white feather boas.
From New York Times • May 1, 2022
Bending over him, the old man touched his back with a long white feather, held it up for a moment, crimson, for the people to see, then shook it thrice over the snakes.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
