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
  • And less time in Belfast meant fewer chances to ruffle feathers.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
  • What Riley has to gauge is how much that will ruffle feathers around the L.A. recruiting scene.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • Osborne didn't want to ruffle feathers but did engage in a slight disagreement with his player.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Thomas, who left Cedar Hill for Faith Family in 2017, understands that his program may ruffle feathers.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 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
  • Netflix continues to ruffle feathers After the clip went viral, author Philip Pullman decided to chime in.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 7 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • The exhibition exists in a mostly polite space that is not designed to ruffle feathers or cause discomfort, but the large works draw the viewer in to contemplate the diminutive slogans and iconography sprinkled throughout.
    — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Beverley wasn’t afraid to ruffle feathers during his television appearance — his statements were bold.
    — oregonlive, 16 May 2022
  • But managing a workforce also means making tough decisions that will inevitably ruffle feathers.
    — Washington Post, 27 July 2021

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