How to Use feathered in a Sentence

feathered

adjective
  • Her gown featured a feathered detail at the waist and at the hemline and cutouts on the sides to show off her curves.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
  • All birds killed by hunters are de-feathered, cleaned and prepared on-site.
    Matt Villano, SFChronicle.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Hand-pluck coarse texture out of the brow to see more skin throughout and to get the brow to appear more feathered.
    Jennet Jusu, Allure, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Well, that is, until the feathered creatures opened their beaks to reveal rows of teeth.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The dress featured a t-shirt-like top covered in a print of large engagement rings — plus a feathered skirt.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Cuts ran parallel to the jaw, straight and through to the back of the neck and into the feathered skin, according to reports from a bird rescue group.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Donning a bustier covered up with a feathered bathrobe, Carey later sang a medley of songs while perched on a couch in the middle of the stage.
    Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The ensemble also featured cat ears and a feathered train to mimic the fur of Lagerfeld's beloved white Burmese cat.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 2 May 2023
  • The perimeter of the zoo provides a 2-mile trek, which features encouragement from four-legged, feathered and primate friends.
    Chris M. Worrell, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2021
  • But even the more muted hues managed to shine: Just take Taylor Russell in her custom white Loewe dress, which featured hip cutouts and a feathered trim at the waist and hemline.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Don't let the synthetic trouble you, this thing stuffs down like a feathered jacket and is impressively warm.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Her black feathered headpiece that adds several inches of height.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 2 May 2023
  • Untouched, feathered, free: Our foremothers were traumatized from over-tweezing of the ‘90s, and in return encouraged us all to let our brows just be.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2024
  • There are four must-have elements to this simply stunning Cruella costume: a red dress with opera gloves in a slightly darker hue; a short, curly half-white, half-black wig; and a feathered mask.
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 8 July 2021
  • The rapper Cardi wowed the crowds in an oversized black feathered bolero, teamed with a black corseted gown that was designed for her by the brand's creative director Daniel Roseberry.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • The perfect partner to a white feathered gown, her hair color elevated her look to ethereal heights.
    Hannah Coates, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Sax-Zim Bog or Ngorongoro Crater, so the parade of feathered and furred animals isn't exotic or endangered.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2022
  • In the clip, Munn initially appears to be showing off her outfit, a strapless, sparkly mini dress with a fluffy, feathered neckline and matching silver pumps.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The Insecure actor arrived at the event looking like a literal bird of paradise in a feathered and crystal-embellished champagne Pamela Roland gown.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2024
  • His followers — bedecked in feathered headdresses, homemade shark-fin hats and grass skirts — arrived early for concerts and tailgated with frozen margaritas and jerk chicken in the parking lots of concert venues.
    Glenn Rifkin, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023

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