Example Sentences

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Fossils show that many dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs sported feather and featherlike body coverings.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 30, 2022

There has also been some academic debate about whether pterosaur fuzz represents true feathers or featherlike pycnofibers.

From Scientific American • Apr. 20, 2022

Her views were changed, she said, when she saw the systematic arrangement of the featherlike branches.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2018

The frozen equivalent of dew, created on crisp, clear nights, it features fragile, featherlike crystals that grow skyward.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2012

She was making her final knots behind me when I felt a vague, featherlike touch on my shoulder, almost insensible through the nahlrout that numbed me.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss