Examples of featherlight in a Sentence
the company has designed a strong but featherlight fiber which it hopes to market to manufacturers of body armor
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With a million featherlight hammer taps, Hampton built batches of trim molding and sawtooth decoration.
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Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Freshly picked salad greens, kohlrabi sculpted into a scallop (and somehow even more delicious than the real thing), and plums baked into a featherlight clafouti all share the table.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2024
If rich creams feel too heavy, this featherlight option will nourish your skin’s moisture barrier without that sticky feeling.
—Jenn Barthole, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2024
The cabin experience is slightly less raucous than the 911 R, but more raw than the wingless 911 GT3 Touring, with an intrusive clatter at idle due to the single-mass flywheel and featherlight clutch.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2023
Ahead of the show, models were dusted with the house’s sparkling new makeup collection with a featherlight freshness that read more beachy than clubby.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
The musical approach is egregious, too, the tweaks made to the featherlight originals feeling laborious more than anything else.
—Vulture, 22 May 2023
Three years in the making, the piece is featherlight yet robust enough for active athletes.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2023
Royal Huisman Royal Huisman’s newest featherlight fleet member just spread its wings.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023
Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Freshly picked salad greens, kohlrabi sculpted into a scallop (and somehow even more delicious than the real thing), and plums baked into a featherlight clafouti all share the table.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2024
If rich creams feel too heavy, this featherlight option will nourish your skin’s moisture barrier without that sticky feeling.
—Jenn Barthole, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2024
The cabin experience is slightly less raucous than the 911 R, but more raw than the wingless 911 GT3 Touring, with an intrusive clatter at idle due to the single-mass flywheel and featherlight clutch.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2023
Ahead of the show, models were dusted with the house’s sparkling new makeup collection with a featherlight freshness that read more beachy than clubby.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
The musical approach is egregious, too, the tweaks made to the featherlight originals feeling laborious more than anything else.
—Vulture, 22 May 2023
Three years in the making, the piece is featherlight yet robust enough for active athletes.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2023
Royal Huisman Royal Huisman’s newest featherlight fleet member just spread its wings.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023
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“Featherlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/featherlight. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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