How to Use ruffle feathers in a Sentence

ruffle feathers

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• The path to healing can take many forms and even ruffle feathers.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2021
• Still, a gig’s a gig, and a lady doesn’t want to ruffle feathers.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
• And less time in Belfast meant fewer chances to ruffle feathers.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
• But that practice can ruffle feathers with the owners of masters, and has led to disputes in the past.
  — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2024
• Another stunt to mess with the status quo, to ruffle feathers, to challenge.
  — Raven Smith, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2022
• No one who is so supremely, unabashedly unafraid to ruffle feathers in defense of his team.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2021
• As Jacob Whitehead writes, the firm doesn’t half ruffle feathers.
  — Phil Hay, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
• Osborne didn't want to ruffle feathers but did engage in a slight disagreement with his player.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022
• The firm was no longer hiring Don Draper types who ruffle feathers and take creative risks.
  — Michael Morris, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
• Guadagnino doesn’t seem to care if presenting a flawed gay character will ruffle feathers.
  — Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
• But yeah, something that was earnest was just something that was gonna ruffle feathers of that, like, 20-something city crowd.
  — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 6 June 2023
• And Kang has always been willing to ruffle feathers in favor of saying something honest.
  — Frank Shyong Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2021
• But that can ruffle feathers in the context of a campaign where officeholders are expected to lock arms with those in their own party.
  — Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 4 May 2023
• Nandy’s intervention is likely to ruffle feathers in the White House.
  — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026
• That implication could also ruffle feathers among restaurant chains and their franchisees.
  — Kate Rogers,amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
• In this approach, an individual actively tries to ruffle feathers or make things worse due to feelings of being wronged or vengeance.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• While this matter may be trivial, family members not respecting how others present and share food can, over time, ruffle feathers in a household.
  — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
• But managing a workforce also means making tough decisions that will inevitably ruffle feathers.
  — Washington Post, 27 July 2021
• Beverley wasn’t afraid to ruffle feathers during his television appearance — his statements were bold.
  — oregonlive, 16 May 2022
• At the same time, Vance uses his platform in the Senate to ruffle feathers and capitalize on hot-button debates of the day.
  — Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2024
• Newton, specifically, isn’t afraid to ruffle feathers with the mic, doing so several times on his platform, 4th and 1.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2025
• Even something as straightforward as installing a fence can ruffle feathers if the situation isn’t treated properly.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
• No movie captures everyone's experience, and this film will surely ruffle feathers (kissing in front of the Torah is not exactly kosher).
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
• Miami always has the option to place the franchise tag on Tagovailoa for up to two years that follow this fifth season, but that would only further ruffle feathers.
  — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2024
• Flanary isn’t terribly concerned that his caricatures will ruffle feathers among his peers, in part because he’s never far removed from a joke at the expense of his own specialty.
  — Damian Garde, STAT, 25 Mar. 2022
• Netflix continues to ruffle feathers After the clip went viral, author Philip Pullman decided to chime in.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 7 Feb. 2022
• The next most sensible choice is Ross Chastain, who’s led the standings on multiple occasions this season while continuing to ruffle feathers along the way.
  — Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
• Thomas, who left Cedar Hill for Faith Family in 2017, understands that his program may ruffle feathers.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
• While recent seasons have had pot-stirrers who manufacture fruitless drama just because (more on that for a later bracket), Irene has the goods to ruffle feathers just by being her natural self.
  — Chris Feil, Vulture, 9 May 2025
• Still, with Delap — another who can ruffle feathers on the break — providing competition from the bench, Chelsea can switch up their No 9s depending on the task at hand.
  — Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025