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Examples of fleecy in a Sentence
there were signs of the family's fleecy poodle all over the upholstery
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Your feet will thank you for slipping into these fleecy socks, which bring new meaning to the word cozy.
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Town & Country, 6 Feb. 2023
It's even made with PrimaLoft® insulation for lightweight warmth in cold weather and has fleecy ear flaps for coverage.
—Maverick Li, Men's Health, 29 Dec. 2022
The cuffs and shoulders feature a synthetic thermal fill made of recycled materials, and the pockets are lined with a fleecy fabric to keep your hands warm.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2023
My Great Aunt Mae, the Christmas queen of Queensborough, used to glide down her home’s hallway in a fleecy pastel robe, the distant echoes of children’s laughter still reverberating from her walls.
—Brooklyn White, Essence, 23 Dec. 2022
Summer would be incomplete without carnivals and bright, fleecy, sugary cotton candy.
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2015
This one has a polyester filing protected by a waterproof liner so no accidents will seep in, and the removable fleecy cover is machine-washable.
—Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 6 Oct. 2022
This was a Paulie music-hall pastiche, paraphrasing the public-domain (i.e. free) fleecy kids’ rhyme, written by Sarah Josepha Hale and Lowell Mason, in 1830.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022
Here’s this fleecy white creature, submissive and prepared for the bloodbath soon to come, a pure being, elevated far above the muck.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
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Town & Country, 6 Feb. 2023
It's even made with PrimaLoft® insulation for lightweight warmth in cold weather and has fleecy ear flaps for coverage.
—Maverick Li, Men's Health, 29 Dec. 2022
The cuffs and shoulders feature a synthetic thermal fill made of recycled materials, and the pockets are lined with a fleecy fabric to keep your hands warm.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2023
My Great Aunt Mae, the Christmas queen of Queensborough, used to glide down her home’s hallway in a fleecy pastel robe, the distant echoes of children’s laughter still reverberating from her walls.
—Brooklyn White, Essence, 23 Dec. 2022
Summer would be incomplete without carnivals and bright, fleecy, sugary cotton candy.
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2015
This one has a polyester filing protected by a waterproof liner so no accidents will seep in, and the removable fleecy cover is machine-washable.
—Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 6 Oct. 2022
This was a Paulie music-hall pastiche, paraphrasing the public-domain (i.e. free) fleecy kids’ rhyme, written by Sarah Josepha Hale and Lowell Mason, in 1830.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 20 July 2022
Here’s this fleecy white creature, submissive and prepared for the bloodbath soon to come, a pure being, elevated far above the muck.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1590, in the meaning defined above
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“Fleecy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleecy. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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