Feather example sentences

Related (12): plume, down, quill, wing, feathered, feathery, plumage, molt, downy, bristle, tuft, fluff

"Feather" Example Sentences

  1. A single feather drifted down from the nest and landed on her shoulder.
  2. He found a blue jay feather on the sidewalk and pocketed it without thinking.
  3. The pillow was stuffed with goose feather, which made it impossibly soft.
  4. She ran her thumb across the feather, feeling how delicate it was.
  5. That feather in his cap meant more to him than any trophy ever could.
  6. The feather floated on the breeze like it had nowhere to be.
  7. I've never seen a feather that color before — almost iridescent.
  8. Don't ruffle a feather about it; it's really not that serious.
  9. The feather kept getting caught in the wind every time I tried to pick it up.
  10. His collection of feathers from different birds filled an entire drawer.
  11. That feather came from an eagle, or so he claimed.
  12. She used a feather to tickle her daughter awake on Saturday mornings.
  13. The feather was so light it barely registered on the scale.
  14. He wore a feather in his hat like some kind of pirate.
  15. That feather has been sitting on my desk for three months.
  16. The feather duster wasn't working, so I just used an old feather instead.
  17. I found a feather in my car and have no idea how it got there.
  18. The feather was bent and broken, probably from a fight.
  19. She collected every feather the bird molted throughout the year.
  20. That feather looked like it came from a bird I'd never seen before.
  21. The feather was so pristine it seemed almost fake.
  22. He smoothed down the feather and tucked it behind his ear.
  23. The feather blew away before I could even examine it properly.
  24. I'm not going to lose sleep over a feather, honestly.
  25. That feather has sentimental value — it's from her grandmother's pillow.
  26. The feather caught the light and shimmered for a moment.
  27. She braided a feather into her hair for the festival.
  28. The feather was evidence of something, though I wasn't sure what.
  29. He kept the feather as a reminder of that day.
  30. That feather is worth more to me than you'd ever understand.

Common Phrases

  1. a feather in one's cap
  2. light as a feather
  3. ruffle someone's feathers
  4. feather one's nest
  5. feather duster
  6. feather bed
  7. feathered friend
  8. feather boa
  9. feather weight
  10. feather pillow

Examples by Level

A1
  1. A feather is very light.
  2. The bird lost a feather.
A2
  1. She found a white feather on the ground this morning.
  2. The feather from the pillow was floating in the air.
B1
  1. That accomplishment is definitely a feather in his cap — he's been working toward it for years.
  2. The feather was so delicate that it tore when I tried to pick it up.
B2
  1. She'd spent the whole morning collecting feathers for her art project, each one chosen with meticulous care.
  2. The scandal didn't ruffle his feathers at all — he seemed almost amused by the whole thing.
C1
  1. What struck her most was how something as insignificant as a feather could carry such weight of memory.
  2. He'd learned long ago that attempting to feather his nest at others' expense always came back to haunt him.
C2
  1. There's a particular kind of grace in watching a feather descend — purposeless, inevitable, and somehow exactly right.
  2. The feather, caught between the window and the frame, became a small monument to all the things she'd left unsaid.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. A feather from the pillow got loose and now there are feathers everywhere in the bedroom.
  2. The kids found a feather outside and spent an hour debating which bird it came from.
💼 Workplace
  1. Getting that promotion is definitely a feather in your cap — you earned it.
  2. Someone left a feather on my desk as a joke, and I still don't know who.
📊 Business
  1. The feather in our cap this quarter was landing the international client everyone said we couldn't get.
  2. Our feather-light packaging design reduced shipping costs by fifteen percent.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. These feather pillows are expensive, but honestly they're the best I've ever slept on.
  2. I'm looking for a feather boa for the costume — do you have anything in silver?
✈️ Travel
  1. I found a feather from some exotic bird at the market and brought it home as a souvenir.
  2. The feather pillow I bought at the hotel gift shop was worth every penny for the flight home.
📚 Education
  1. The teacher used a feather to demonstrate how air resistance works in physics class.
  2. My son brought a feather to show-and-tell because he wanted to talk about bird migration.
❤️ Relationships
  1. We laughed so hard that night — nothing could ruffle our feathers, not even the disaster with dinner.
  2. She kept the feather he gave her, tucked in a book, for more than a decade.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The senator's latest scandal didn't ruffle his feathers one bit — he denied everything on live television.
  2. Animal rights groups are pushing for regulations on feather harvesting in the fashion industry.
💻 Technology
  1. The new app uses AI to identify birds based on a single feather you photograph.
  2. The feather-light laptop is powerful enough for video editing and costs half what I expected.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The study examined feather morphology across seventeen species of migratory birds.
  2. Regulations governing the collection and sale of protected feather specimens vary by jurisdiction.

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