feel for
Example Sentences
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“She can be sort of mean, and we don’t like her in the beginning. As the series grows, you really feel for her. That’s so hard to pull off, and she does it in spades.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
“I just have a natural feel for what people want,” Parton said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
"Just one member of staff going off can jeopardise their whole degree, so we really do feel for those students."
From BBC • May 17, 2026
You develop a feel for probability that you can’t get from doing equations.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Ophie slowed, letting go of her mama’s hand only long enough to feel for the armlike branch that marked the entrance to the burrow.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
