How to Use felt in a Sentence

felt

1 of 2 noun
  • She made her son's costume from scraps of felt.
  • Secure the felt to the straw with a small dab of glue and add to your drinks.
    — Janna Oberdorf, Parents, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Colorful mats were spread on the floor in front of a felt board.
    — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Eyes can be made by cutting a foam ball in half or using pieces of felt.
    — Mali Anderson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The Witch's hair is made of felt, cut into strips and sewn to the head.
    — Michele Filon, Woman's Day, 9 Sep. 2019
  • While it might be caused by a physical event, pain is felt and lives on in the mind.
    — The Economist, 20 Sep. 2019
  • These bat wings are simple to make using black felt and boning.
    — Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Snip a small hole in the felt center, then poke a piece of pipe cleaner through the hole.
    — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Create ghosts by putting white gauze over a few of the twig balls and add black felt circles for eyes.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • For some reason, sighting him in the wild felt even stranger than riding with him.
    — Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Anything that came off sounding like words of self-care felt like a foreign thought to him.
    — Christine Werthman, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2020
  • From there, leaks continued, and the launch lead-up felt like a slow-motion car crash.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 Oct. 2018
  • There was a bamboo handle and a clasp positioned on deep green felt.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 31 May 2018
  • This thread can match the color of your felt, or be a contrasting color.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Aug. 2017
  • Its felt lining is thin and not well secured, but the bigger problem is the lid.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2018
  • Spends its life running in circles, chasing a bit of felt made up like a rabbit.
    — refinery29.com, 4 June 2018
  • Move to the middle of your lid and sweep the felt tip outward until the lines connect.
    — Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Use pinking shears to cut out a long, rectangular piece of felt.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The flow was sucked uphill and burst onto a sluice tray, lined with a layer of felt that trapped the gold.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Add a few extra feline touches, like felts ears and gloved paws, to finish it off.
    — Shelley Wolson, Woman's Day, 8 Oct. 2010
  • In a lot of ways, Tisdale’s transfer kind of felt inevitable.
    — Giana Han, al, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Garrett said, though, that the felt a lot better against the Texans.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 15 Oct. 2017
  • From there, moving to retail felt like the natural next step.
    — Diana Tsui, The Cut, 15 May 2018
  • Next, sew both sides of the faux fur together, and do the same with a piece of felt that’s the same size as the fur.
    — Lauren Sheffield, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2018
  • Don't forget to cut the volcano designs out of black felt and apply green body paint to your face.
    — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2022
  • The blast there was felt miles away and a huge ball of fire could be seen at the center of the facility.
    — Mola Lenghi, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2020
  • The felt tip glides smoothly and doesn't skip or drag—or the worst, bleed, leaving you with a big black ink blob on your eyes.
    — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 12 July 2019
  • The felt yurts were full of carpets and eiderdowns, with cast-iron stoves to keep them warm and snug through the cold nights.
    — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2019
  • The primitive fish are cut from felt and sewn onto the fabric background.
    — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Many also recommend storing the pens upside down so the felt tip doesn’t dry out.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026

felt

2 of 2 verb
  • Tyson’s sagging nylon tent felt like a blast from an open oven.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The change was met with some backlash from customers who felt short changed.
    — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • But most of the morning felt more like a peaceful church service.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
  • And to ensure that guests felt cozy outdoors, plush throws and pillows were kept on hand.
    — Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 16 Nov. 2022
  • And now that those blockers and tailbacks and tight ends have truly felt what that's like.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Even restaurants that weren’t damaged still might have felt an impact from slow sales due to the storm.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Clark felt that the power ratings were very successful in year one.
    — Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Ike is known as an offensive force but his absence might be felt more on the other end.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2022
  • William Klein had felt the energy buzzing on city streets and froze it with his camera.
    — William McDonald, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Things may have felt difficult or barren leading up to now, but the past is in the past for good.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Testers couldn't get enough of the tasty flavors that felt decadent and had the perfect soft texture.
    — Stefani Sassos, M.s., R.d.n., C.s.o., Good Housekeeping, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The pepper brought a kick that made my tastebuds sizzle, and the lemon on the white pizza just felt right.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The effects are being felt from the Shoals to the Black Belt.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Swift’s 175-yard day felt like just another day at the office.
    — Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The top of the loaf was slightly sunken in, but the bread felt lightweight in the hand with a golden but tender crust.
    — Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The photos and news coverage from the time show a city that often felt isolated in the fight.
    — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Dec. 2022
  • But at one point, long before cameras were rolling, the actor felt reluctant about taking the job.
    — Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But their kiss at the fair felt like this little rom-com dropped into the middle of Yellowstone.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2023
  • But these still felt like some of the unit’s worst days, said Dima, their 25-year-old commander.
    — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Cameon Wade felt like the pandemic had robbed her of her early 20s.
    — Ayse Kelce, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Manhattan felt like a mausoleum and Palm Beach County like spring break.
    — Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2022
  • As someone who prides herself on reaching the elusive inbox zero (for the most part), this felt like caving in to the email gods.
    — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The heat has been felt keenly in Texas, where energy prices have soared and wildfires continue to light up across the state.
    — Dan Carson, Chron, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The season-opening 31-20 loss to Utah State felt like a long step forward.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2022
  • The fact the Trojans led just 14-7 after one felt like a minor miracle.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Other teams in the SEC have felt the weight of Alabama’s season, too.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But nowhere is the void of her absence felt more deeply than in this South Shore town, where a prayer vigil was held at dusk Thursday.
    — Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
  • In rare cases, castor oil has been linked to hair felting, a disorder that causes hair on the scalp to become very tangled and matted.
    — Hannah Harper, Health, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The brand worked with textile artisans for the first time and used knitted fabrics and felting techniques for the collection.
    — Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • At Comme des Garçons, the gravity-defying hair appeared to be felted.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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