How to Use furry in a Sentence

furry

1 of 2 adjective
  • The plant has furry leaves.
  • Furry mold was growing on the cheese.
  • My children love furry animals.
  • But what about your furry friends?
    — Christine Persaud, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • See how our furry friends do street style.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2025
  • But what if your furry friend could join you?
    — Mack Degeurin Aug 20, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
  • On warmer days, swap it for a furry bag charm.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Looking to add a furry friend to your home?
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • How are your furry friends doing in the chill?
    — Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Tune in to see these furry acts put their best paws forward.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Have a plan for pets Your furry friends need more than food.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • Get this easy-to-use calming wrap for your furry friend.
    — Jessica Moore, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The singer capped off the look with a new pair of sheer black tights and a furry coat.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The hope is to have even more furry friends join the school district.
    — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Here’s your chance to prove your furry friend is the most fetching of all.
    — Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Don't forget about your furry friends!
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Ever wished your furry friends could get a job to help pull their weight around the house?
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Sitting in the center of us like our furry sun.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Along with the snow boots, fuzzy gloves, hand warmers, socks, furry hat and scarf.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Perhaps Gad will fill a furry hole in the heart of the film.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Pet owners want nothing but the best for their furry friends.
    — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Rihanna wore a sheer pink high-leg slit dress with a furry hot pink hat.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Tatum said to the cat at one point as Khloé laughed at her son and his new furry friend.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Carr watches over her furry wards like a proud mother.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Own a pet dog, cat, or another furry friend?
    — Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In the warmer months, bring your furry friends to the outdoor patio.
    — Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Guests are encouraged to bring their furry friends along, too.
    — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2023
  • Pet lovers should be extra careful not to let their furry friends chew on this plant.
    — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 3 June 2026
  • There are even pet-friendly suites available for those with furry friends.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Leave your furry friends at home, though, as the park has a strict no-pet policy.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2023

furry

2 of 2 noun
  • The matte black fabric shone in the light and faded down into a brown faux furry trim at the hem.
    — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Otto, a brown pup, appears to be a cocker spaniel, just like its furry sibling Orla.
    — ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • That means roughly two out of every three homes include a furry, feathered, scaly or crested companion.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The book geared to children ages 6 to 8 features a furry, tail-wagging dog who wants to be included in a playdate with two friends.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Cute, childish characters in furry, animal suits and accessories seem to be a common theme for blind boxes.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That olive-drab robotic dog was the second canine at AT&T’s exhibit, and by far the less furry of the two.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
  • Dunkin' Dumbass is a furry, everybody!
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Labubu and Mokoko marked the first furry inflatables in the parade’s history per Today.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Fortunately, all that love for pets often translates into parents who welcome a furry (or perhaps not so furry) friend into the home.
    — Bill Strickland, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
  • McManus suggested that people’s love for their furry, feathery or scaly companions transcends party lines.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The post included several clips and photos taken throughout the years, including one of her daughter as a baby wearing a white furry teddy bear onesie.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
  • This month, Bark Air is debuting a standalone concierge service designed to handle the logistics of journeying with your furry, four-legged friend.
    — AFAR Media, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Jenner completed the lacy look with a brown furry semi-sheer lace jacket with hints of green and red and pointed white Valentino Garavani heels with a rosette at the ankle.
    — Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The Reel began with a video of Amora as a young baby wearing a white furry teddy bear onesie, before transitioning into moments of the tot over the last two years.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Yes, McLean is also a furry, whose fursona, SonicFox, is a blue and white anthropomorphic fox.
    — Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 6 Nov. 2025
  • Pennsylvania State Police made a major drug bust in Delaware County last month with help from a furry, four-legged officer.
    — Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Designer bags, from a Loewe Puzzle to a vintage Prada, seemed naked without PopMart’s furry, nine-toothed monster dangling from its handle.
    — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Dallas-Fort Worth has hosted the annual convention since 2009, according to David Brooks, an eventspokesperson who is also a furry.
    — Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • More than 10 million furry enthusiasts voted for their favorite pet influencers as part of the first-ever Pet Lover's Choice Awards, with one Chicago puppy making the final list.
    — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Keepers discovered the furry, carnivorous marsupial was missing from her enclosure at Paradise Country wildlife park on Queensland's Gold Coast on Tuesday morning.
    — CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • From Wednesday until March 29, fans can take in the Monsters’ 10th anniversary exhibition, spanning the full range of collectible figurines from the past decade as well as unpublished sketches, and immortalize their visit in a roomful of furry, plush Labubu dolls.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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