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

The beloved “Sesame Street” character put feelers out into the ether Monday, the final Monday in what feels like the longest January ever, checking to see how everyone was doing with a seemingly innocuous tweet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

My ‘long-horned’ relatives, the ones who have long curvy feelers coming out of their heads, make their music simply by rubbing the edges of their two top wings together.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl