Examples of plumage in a Sentence
The peacock has colorful plumage.
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Betye Saar practically levitates into the room wearing a Max Mara jacket that resembles a bird’s plumage, with a butter-yellow silk Dior dress grazing the ground behind her and a cane in her hand.
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Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Feathers emerged as one of the night’s clearest texture plays at the 2026 Met Gala, showing up in concentrated placements rather than full-on plumage.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Women’s hats in the early 1900s were festooned with plumage from wading birds, many of which were killed in Florida.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Females have gray and yellow plumage.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Feathers emerged as one of the night’s clearest texture plays at the 2026 Met Gala, showing up in concentrated placements rather than full-on plumage.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Women’s hats in the early 1900s were festooned with plumage from wading birds, many of which were killed in Florida.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Females have gray and yellow plumage.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Plumage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumage. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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plumage
noun
plum·age
ˈplü-mij 
: the feathers of a bird
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