feel like

phrase

Definition of feel likenext
as in like
to wish to have This song makes me feel like dancing!

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Recent Examples of feel like For those unfamiliar with Fielder’s career or filmmaking approach, his assent to award season hopeful — even frontrunner — has felt like welcoming a strange alien to a planet inhabited by the slick Hollywood establishment. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 This version of the rivalry that is the Philadelphia Eagles versus the Dallas Cowboys feels like it should not be played in Philadelphia on ESPN’s Monday Night Football but rather in Orlando for the Cheez-It Bowl. — Mac Engel october 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026 If the ad also communicates that vaping can destroy lungs irreversibly, the teen audience is likely to experience extreme fear while at the same time feeling like there’s no way to fix the problem. — Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026 An Oscar nomination feels like her reward for emerging victorious. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for feel like

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“Feel like.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feel%20like. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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