The conservator carefully inspected the velvet piles on the antique chair to assess wear.

The farmers harvested the velvet bean to prepare a natural fertilizer for the depleted fields.

The farmers harvested velvet beans at dawn to prepare them for use as green manure.

I observed velvet worms under a log during my rainforest hike.

The biologist carefully observed a velvet worm crawling slowly over the moss during the rainforest survey.

During the hike I jumped when a velvet ant crawled across my boot, its dense, bright red hair shimmering in the sunlight.

Every winter, velvet scoters gather offshore in large rafts, diving for mollusks beneath the gray waves.

Campers warned us that velvet ants often lurk in dry grasses and can deliver a painful sting if provoked.

Historians often compare modern peaceful protests to the Velvet Revolutions that reshaped Central Europe.

The designer carefully selected several cotton velvets for the autumn jacket collection.