Examples of plumage in a Sentence
The peacock has colorful plumage.
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There is little difference between the two, except in the plumage.
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Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
In case the kind of vivid red spotlighted on the fall runways of labels like Ferragamo and Calvin Klein isn’t your thing, and neither is the type of blue that pays homage to a peacock’s plumage, Naadam comes in clutch with 16 other colorways for the taking.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
The salt marshes and estuaries are a magnet for migratory birds, whose colorful plumage rivals the blaze of bold leaves.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Leonardo Guzman Jimenez - Audubon Photography Awards 2025 A small shorebird with white plumage dotted with brown and gold highlights rests in water.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
In case the kind of vivid red spotlighted on the fall runways of labels like Ferragamo and Calvin Klein isn’t your thing, and neither is the type of blue that pays homage to a peacock’s plumage, Naadam comes in clutch with 16 other colorways for the taking.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
The salt marshes and estuaries are a magnet for migratory birds, whose colorful plumage rivals the blaze of bold leaves.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Leonardo Guzman Jimenez - Audubon Photography Awards 2025 A small shorebird with white plumage dotted with brown and gold highlights rests in water.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Plumage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumage. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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plumage
noun
plum·age
ˈplü-mij 
: the feathers of a bird
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