feel out
Example Sentences
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The decision to have a child isn’t primarily a financial calculation, and a one-time payment doesn’t touch the conditions that make family formation feel out of reach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
You feel out of it and a little slow, but usually a good night’s sleep takes care of it.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Over the course of several meetings, including one at an upscale Austrian diner built into a 12th-century monastery, the men said they wanted to feel out the government’s thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
"The gym just feels like there's like-minded people there. I just don't feel out of place or anything like that," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
I went on a couple of yards ahead of the oxen to feel out the road, while Father wrestled with them alone.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
