How to Use feel for in a Sentence

feel for

verb
  • And sources say the winds of change have been felt for a while.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a small feel for doing so.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • How did your 2025 feel for you?
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Kind of went searching for that feel for a few years there.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • So how does all this feel for Heermans?
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • Shimano has a pretty good feel for what could be missed.
    — Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
  • That’s why the economic impact will be felt for a long time.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 June 2026
  • His vibe and feel for rock music were outstanding.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The Nets now have a better feel for what each rookie might become.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Take some time to get a feel for the new machine in a safe space without consequences.
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Kubiak, then, should have a good feel for how to coach Mendoza.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Posey, though, knew Bumgarner had a good feel for his four-seamer.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Many experts say the full impact of these changes won’t be felt for at least another decade.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 22 May 2026
  • Look for leaves about 8 inches long and feel for the top of the root to span 2 to 4 inches.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Even Bradley, the winner and son of New England, felt for him.
    — Nick Pietruszkiewicz, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
  • How does that feel for you as a songwriter, in contrast to writing about heartbreak?
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The system's impacts will be felt for the next few days in the form of ongoing heavy, flooding rain.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • Peat has good feel for high-low entries (something Arizona required quite a bit).
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • The profiles helped fill in the picture—that these are real people, and that their absence will be felt for a very long time.
    — The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • The system's impacts will be felt for the next couple of days in the form of ongoing heavy, flooding rain.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Build at least one session in which people are invited to share something honest about how the past year has felt for them.
    — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Without that feel for clubhouse dynamics, the Cubs could have even more issues.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • His feel for the game yielded him 47 tackles and a team-second-most seven tackles for loss.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
  • The former four-star recruit’s timing, hand placement and feel for rush angles already look pro-ready.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But the Supreme Court’s ruling could be felt for a generation.
    — Rick Rojas Emily Cochrane Koba Ryckewaert Tyler Pager, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Get a feel for the organization.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Dobeš’s feel for the game is impressive, especially for a rookie.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But his athletic tools, mixed with his tremendous anticipation and feel for the game, won out.
    — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Wanser said what makes Palou so good is his feel for both the car and the track and his ability to communicate with his team.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Balanced, medium-firm feel for consistent body support.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 13 May 2026

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