How to Use plumed in a Sentence

plumed

adjective
  • Piss plumed out from his crotch along the denim of his jeans.
    Nisi Shawl, Slate Magazine, 22 Feb. 2017
  • Well, not so much the eyes themselves, but the eye region: the plump cheeks, the bold brow, and the plumed lashes offset by all that dewy, sculpted skin.
    Elissa Strauss, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2018
  • Every June, the queen, knights and ladies parade in their grand velvet robes and plumed hats in the Garter Day procession held here.
    Joanna Pocock, latimes.com, 13 May 2018
  • Smoke plumed high overhead, snowing ash down on what are the vineyard’s most valuable grapes.
    Marc Vartabedian, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The sleek, dark-plumed birds with striking red crowns fly on command, scoop up a pinch of raspberry from your hand (and use your palm as a napkin to wipe their beaks).
    Terry Demio, Cincinnati.com, 30 May 2019
  • The small, chestnut-plumed marsh bird stalked through the reeds of a pond, foraging for insects, seeds and aquatic vegetation.
    James F. McCarty, cleveland.com, 14 Aug. 2017
  • Like the Celtic myths that she was told during her childhood, Mexico is full of stories of ancient sorcery, plumed serpents, jaguar gods and the like.
    The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Her veil is aqua, and her neon violet dress is as exotically plumed and petaled as the backdrop.
    Nick Remsen, Vogue, 14 July 2017
  • In black-and-white school photos from the early ’60s, Trump can be seen in boots, sash and a plumed shako, like some Austro-Hungarian infantryman.
    Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
  • All those plumed headpieces and richly textured gowns, those snug doublets flared at the waist, could have come straight out of the Sun King’s courtly entertainments.
    John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2017
  • The other piece de resistance was a completely plumed black feather minidress that looked like a ball of exploding quills.
    Roxanne Robinson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2018
  • The money on the stage went instead to Meriem Bahri’s spectacular costumes, lavish in their draperies, fabrics and plumed headdresses.
    Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Ever the effervescent co-host, Naomi Campbell swept through the rooms in a white plumed cape, leaving a trail of feathers and admirers behind her.
    Vogue, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Plain chachalacas squabbled from unseen havens in the underbrush, and brightly plumed green jays scolded us from overhead.
    James F. McCarty, cleveland.com, 15 Apr. 2018
  • And the terraced pyramid, a temple named Tepozteco, sits astonishingly high on the mythical birthplace of the plumed Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.
    Tyrone Beason, The Seattle Times, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Ten minutes later, the president’s motorcade was greeted by Swiss Guards who stood to attention with their halberds and ostrich-plumed helmets.
    Margaret Talev, Bloomberg.com, 24 May 2017
  • The five-day annual extravaganza, which brings out brightly-plumed royals and toffs alongside ordinary punters, is said to be her favorite.
    Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2018
  • And while the blacklight obscured all but the collection's fluorescent plumed mini-dresses, geometric-print jackets, and sculptural plastic eyewear during the show's grand conclusion, up until that point, there was lots to take in above the neck.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2019

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