FURRY in a Sentence

Learn FURRY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for FURRY, such as:

1. A furry bee came and buzzed round it for a moment.
2. The dogs, curled in furry balls, slept in the snow.
3. This is taken from a soft, furry covering on developing antler of deer.
4. Then the baby, Caro, thrust her fist out over the coverlet and the furry bear was jerked overboard.
5. Her white instep shone in the opening of her furry slippers and the blood glowed warmly behind her perfumed skin.

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 Meanings and Examples of FURRY
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furry
 a.  hairy; consisting of or similar to fur
Classic Sentence:
1  He turned and plodded back, a ponderous furry figure, holding the horses' bridles, Carol's hand dragging at his sleeve.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
2  He did not stand stolidly baring his furry belly to the missile, and die with an upward glance at the sympathetic heavens.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
3  Then the baby, Caro, thrust her fist out over the coverlet and the furry bear was jerked overboard.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 1
4  "I'm William," he said, taking the furry leaf and pressing it between thumb and finger.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 8
5  Her white instep shone in the opening of her furry slippers and the blood glowed warmly behind her perfumed skin.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In THE BOARDING HOUSE
6  A furry bee came and buzzed round it for a moment.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 2
Example Sentence:
1  This is taken from a soft, furry covering on developing antler of deer.
2  There's another sable, which is furry and related to martens, but I suppose fur trappers would be more interested in that.
3  The dogs, curled in furry balls, slept in the snow.