feelers
Example Sentences
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Elephants are born with about 1,000 of these bristles, lead author Andrew Schulz told AFP, many of them anchored in the trunk's wrinkles to act like feelers and help the animals assess their surroundings.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Finally, she’s put out feelers to those with private planes, even offering to provide a free solo concert in return for a flight to Wichita.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2025
I’ve been putting out feelers and things like that.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025
Anyone interested in being nominated now has a small window to garner such support — and is probably already putting feelers out to delegates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2024
I have two short feelers coming out of my head.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
