light as a feather
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"They instantly knew something wasn't right, having ballooned three times his normal size to the size of a small melon, however, was light as a feather."
From Fox News • Jan. 6, 2022
The lighting was dim; I don’t recall seeing anything other than his tuckered cheeks, so thin, and his enshrouded form, which looked light as a feather.
From Slate • May 4, 2021
“Good Riddance” is a caper novel, light as a feather and effortlessly charming.
From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2019
Let it float away, light as a feather on some days.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2019
I felt my heart lifting, my cross light as a feather.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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