How to Use fur in a Sentence
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But full lips and furred brows aside, her influence on fashion is debatable.
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Ruth La Ferla,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2018
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One vendor sold from racks of authentic furs while another offered a fur tissue box covers and fur hot water bottles.
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Beth Spotswood,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 May 2018
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At the pool’s edge, mosses fur the stones in newborn green, and white flowers bloom, their perfume carried lightly on the vapor cast off by the waterfall.
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Seija Rankin,
EW.com,
22 Jan. 2020
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There’s pathos in Newt’s mission to save these furred and feathered beings, an honorable calling that serves as a bewitched if overly tidy and cute vision of our own better natures.
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Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
17 Nov. 2016
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And now with fellow early adopters like Naomi Campbell joining in, Rihanna has helped to create a more general desire for footwear that is fringed, furred, and feathered.
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Janelle Okwodu,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2017
- The cat has black-and-white fur.
- The rabbit's fur is soft.
- Her gloves are lined with fur.
- Her new fur is a full-length mink coat.
- He made his fortune trading furs in the 17th century.
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But why don’t whales have fur too?
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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The wiry face hair and fur is not labrador.
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Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Jorge came with a pink fur coat held up by his hands.
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Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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It’s made with faux fur that’s thick and will trap in heat.
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Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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His fans wore fur coats or sheepskin.
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Anne Carson,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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The long faux fur gave him something to hold.
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Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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What’s the read on wearing a fur coat right now?
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Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Make your fur-trim coat the star of your outfit.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Her once ragged fur transformed.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Dawn dish soap to remove grease from straight fur coats.
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Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Bear swims to the exit, and shakes off his wet fur.
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Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Among passers-by, fur coats are in fashion.
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Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2026
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This will serve as the fur-like base for the Labubu.
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Or maybe like a fuzzy velour, like the fur of a puppy.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2026
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The sleek dusk bristled with it, like the fur of a cat.
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Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Coats are decked in fur, some all over and others just the trim.
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Renée Reardin,
InStyle,
17 Jan. 2026
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Over the next few weeks, vote head‑to‑head on the cutest fur babies.
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Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Most have some lighter fur, colored whiskers, or mixed-tone paw pads.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Cuffed selvedge jeans were styled with black loafers and a fur-collar coat.
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Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Mar. 2026
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They are also known for their thick, oily fur that stays dry in the rain.
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Who says your fur only has to live on the collar?
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Patches of autumn fur fall to the floor.
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Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some are grappling hooks for mammal fur or bird wings.
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Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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White cats get their color from a lack of pigment in their fur.
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Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
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The pieces trailing off the bodice as her skirt, lined with green fur, are not cute.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
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