How to Use featherweight in a Sentence

featherweight

noun
  • There’s more to this gym, of course, just like there’s more to Williams, a featherweight.
    — Jonah Dylan, courant.com, 29 June 2019
  • He’s regarded by some as the greatest featherweight of all time.
    — Danny Segura, USA TODAY, 3 July 2022
  • From the ground, that laser would propel the featherweight nanocraft to 20 percent the speed of light.
    — National Geographic, 13 Apr. 2016
  • The same reason why Mike Tyson was not allowed to fight against featherweights.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • After the match, Lee's hands were featherweights as the crowd gave him a rousing ovation.
    — Rich Torres, Indianapolis Star, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Take the rise of Peso Pluma — a moniker that translates to featherweight.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • On the other hand, Holloway snapped a 13-fight wins streak at featherweight.
    — Danny Segura, MMA Junkie, 15 Dec. 2019
  • They’re ranked highly at featherweight, but neither is likely to get a shot at the title anytime soon.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The punches were delivered with the force of a featherweight and a couple bantams.
    — Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Sugar Ramos was a Cuban featherweight champion whose fists led to two deaths in the ring.
    — kansascity, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Jackson has competed a lot at featherweight, though his loss to Miller came at lightweight.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The super featherweight is looking to sign with a promotion, as is Garcia.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2022
  • Pettis then moved to featherweight but lost to Max Holloway there and now moves back to 155 pounds.
    — Todd Martin, latimes.com, 8 July 2017
  • This could mean the UFC featherweight will receive an even longer suspension.
    — Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Legendary featherweight Willie Pep fought 241 times in his career.
    — John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Whether worn alone or layered with a full face of makeup, a featherweight and fast-absorbing formula that goes on smooth, free of a chalky residue, is vital.
    — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 22 May 2018
  • He is ranked as the UFC’s sixth-best featherweight and has alternated wins and losses in his last four fights.
    — Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The winner of that contest takes home the vacant UFC featherweight title.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Ricardo Lamas has been a top featherweight contender for many years and is fighting in his hometown of Chicago.
    — Todd Martin, latimes.com, 10 June 2018
  • The 145-pound scrap will crown the next UFC featherweight champion.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The easy-to-spot lanyard attaches to the front of the sled, allowing even the smallest child to pull this featherweight (just 3 pounds) back uphill.
    — Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The winner of that contest will leave the arena as the UFC featherweight champion.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • It’s handcrafted in Japan with sculptural titanium arms and a featherweight feel.
    — Dan Michel, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Still, with a curb weight of just over 2,700 pounds, the Italia was a featherweight compared to other Detroit iron.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Most of the universe’s heft, oddly enough, could come in the form of particles billions of times lighter than the electron — a featherweight itself, as particles go.
    — Quanta Magazine, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Holloway has never fought at welterweight, competing at featherweight and lightweight in all 36 of his career bouts.
    — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • James Powel Brazilian featherweight Diego Lopes won the opening bout of the card by knockout in the second round.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 14 June 2026
  • Lightweight's top tier is even more grappling-heavy than featherweight's, so the same vulnerabilities that hurt him at 145 could follow him up.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • McGregor and Holloway first fought at featherweight in 2013.
    — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • For Holloway, this is the first welterweight bout of his career after spending nearly all of his UFC run at featherweight and the past year at lightweight.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

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