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How to use furry in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun

Furry means covered with fur, or with something resembling fur. Example: “His treatment of our furry friends was nothing short of appalling.”

Examples of furry by meaning

adjectiveCovered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

  • His treatment of our furry friends was nothing short of appalling.
  • There were certain cages you felt you had to pass on tiptoe, noting some aged Fellow whispering endearments into a snow-leopardess’s furry ear.1957 November 19, Peter Simple [pseudonym; Michael Wharton], “[Way of the World] End of the Affair”, in The Daily Telegraph and Morning...
  • Hard to believe that, until recently, this furriest of floor coverings had been written off as the ultimate home-furnishing faux pas.1999 June 10, Rick Marin, “How Deep Is Your Rug?”, in The New York Times

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of fur.

  • a furry texture
  • a furry smell

nounAn anthropomorphic animal character of this kind.

  • What percentage of furries are wolves?

nounAny member of the furry fandom or subculture (including those without fursonas).

  • The furry had designed an elaborate costume.
  • This shows that having a fursona is still in the majority but it opens up questions as to why a significant minority do not have them but still consider themselves a Furry.2021 August 26, Jessica Ruth Austin, Fan Identities in the Furry Fandom, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 57
  • Some niche communities, such as furries, anime fans, and fetish groups, who were once mocked on social media, have since amassed cultural power that has launched them into the mainstream.2023 April 23, Taylor Lorenz, “'Am I Cringey? Yes. Do I Care? Absolutely Not'”, in Rolling Stone, New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation...

More sentences with furry

  • I keep getting recommended anti-furry content even though I'm a furry.From the entry anti-furry
  • I love all animals, specially cute furry ones.From the entry specially
  • Asriel turned me from straight to bi and made me a furry with multiple goatsonas.2021 July 3, u/Tim2pp, “Furry_irl”, in r/furry_irl, Reddit. From the entry goatsona
  • I'm a furry but I also really like this stuff on the side.2021 May 30, u/squify69, Reddit, r/Aeromorph. From the entry aeromorph
  • A Manokit is an original species popular in the furry fandom.2020 September 14, u/Dusk_The_Furry, “Manokit models made for VR!”, in r/furry, Reddit. From the entry manokit
  • (Pups are apparently different from "furries," who dress up in animal suits.2019 April 29, Christie Blatchford, “Christie Blatchford: What ’puppy play’ enthusiasts do behind closed doors shouldn’t be for our…. From the entry pup
  • They wanted to play Frolf with the world's cutest and furriest caddie.2019, Chris Grabenstein, Welcome to Wonderland #4: Beach Battle Blowout, page 178. From the entry frolf
  • The thick, furry twigs of ailanthus suckers leave her fingers stinking of coffee and peanut butter.2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 173. From the entry ailanthus
  • Every tree hummed, and furry bees buzzled and flew, in and out, from flower to flower.2015, Jamie Alan Belanger, D.L. Harvey, Shelli-Jo Pelletier, Scribings, Vol 5: Inversions. From the entry buzzle
  • For some people, plushophilia also extends to a fascination with large, furry animal suits.2013, Julie Peakman, The Pleasure's All Mine: A History of Perverse Sex, page 205. From the entry plushophilia
  • Trekkers versus trekkies versus people in Klingon costumes, or furries versus fursuiters versus, oh, plushies.2010 August 31, Gwendolyn Ann Smith, “We're All Someone's Freak”, in Kate Bornstein, S. Bear Bergman, editors, Gender Outlaws: The Next…. From the entry fursuiter
  • Actually, the term "fursecution" is used by anti-furries making strawman arguments more than by furries themselves.2008 July 23, Karl Xydexx Jorgensen, “"Mundanes": a term as gratuitously offensive as "breeder"?”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet). From the entry anti-furry
  • I've seen many furries holding long, irrational grudges and playing all-too-human social politics.2007 August 23, Warren Forest, “What have you learned from being furry?”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet). From the entry furrydom
  • Or the purple furry creature that walked on all four of its hands.2007, Amia Kettier, Awakening, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 144. From the entry octopodian
  • Without them, we’d still be running around all furry and cavemanny.2007 August 18, “Now sweat? Not even”, in Honolulu Star-Bulletin, page D1. From the entry cavemanny
  • They use out of date examples to try to show how bad the fandom or furries are.2006 June 2, ferret, “How to recognize an Anti-Fur”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet). From the entry antifur
  • They're playing Trivial Pursuit."), or any other group of horizontal furries.2003 November 2, Wanderer, “CSI”, in alt.fan.furry, Google Groups. From the entry furpile
  • Their only purpose is stirring up controversy among furries because they find it particularly funny.2001 March 28, Martin Skunk, “Christian anti-fur site”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet). From the entry antifur
  • Toonophilia isn't furry fandom, but it can bring people to it, because it's similar to begin with.1999 October 30, Muke Tever, “Re: galen's plushie site becomes today's "Cruel Site of the Day"”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet). From the entry toonophilia
  • It was a particularly rich, furry pelt with a beautiful white tail.1912 January, Zane Grey, “Silver Spruce and Aspens”, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers…. From the entry dress
  • Jewish furries cannot vore pigsonas ever, nor can they mix nursing play with vore in the same roleplay session.2023 January 16, u/Lib_Korra, “Discussion Thread”, in r/neoliberal, Reddit. From the entry pigsona
  • “She was a caregiver through and through, whether caring for patients, family, and especially in caring for her beloved furry friends.”2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old…. From the entry ginny
  • In a world dwelled by anthro people, variations in the anatomy of furries forces us to re-think the way people live.2022 August 20, u/Le_Endal, “Thinking furgonomics is kind of thinking disability”, in r/furgonomics, Reddit. From the entry furgonomics
  • Cheese coney dog collar: Just because your furry friend can't eat Skyline doesn't mean they can't enjoy it by wearing it.2019 November 29, Noelle Zielinski, “Weird and wonderful gifts filled with Cincinnati pride, found on Etsy”, in Cincinnati Enquirer. From the entry skyline
  • Given her “alpha-dogging” of Trump and her jokes about his furry sporran, who knows whether this is more than a metaphor?2018 October 22, Peter Conrad, “Full Disclosure by Stormy Daniels review – duck, Donald…”, in The Guardian. From the entry alpha-dog
  • Not even necessarily furry, if that's too rare.2017 July 28, u/teodzero, “furry_irl”, in r/furry_irl, Reddit, archived from the original on 24 May 2026. From the entry 621
  • Slowly, he peeped from behind his hiding place just in time to see a black-and-white furry object dash behind a salipenter.2015 October 28, Rohan Singh, chapter 1, in Adventures of Suliman and the Sandopie, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN. From the entry salipenter
  • Our furry friends are dominating the publishing industry.2015 January 10, “This dog’s life: The rise of the pet memoir”, in The Week, New York, N.Y.: Future plc, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry dogoir
  • In another, Sheila’s pink furry slippers were clearly visible.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “Pink Furry Slippers”, in Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books…. From the entry gruesome twosome
  • Fursuiters dress the part of their furry persona or fursona.2009 July 28, Zack Parsons, Your Next-Door Neighbor is a Dragon, New York: Rebel Base, →ISBN, →OL, page 159. From the entry fursuiter
  • For the record, K. is a visual wonder: huge, antennaed, partly furry, partly red-feathered and equipped with black-veined yellow butterfly wings.2008 February 25, Janet Maslin, “He Stomps Like Godzilla, Stings Like a... Don’t Ask”, in New York Times. From the entry antennaed

Meaning of furry

  1. adjective Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.
  2. adjective Resembling or characteristic of fur.
  3. adjective Of or related to the furry fandom, a subculture defined by an interest in anthropomorphic animal characters.

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Questions about furry in a sentence

How do you use furry in a sentence?
Furry is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “His treatment of our furry friends was nothing short of appalling.”
What is a short sentence with furry?
“a furry smell”
What does furry mean?
Furry means covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

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