feel for
Example Sentences
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“She can be sort of mean, and we don’t like her in the beginning. As the series grows, you really feel for her. That’s so hard to pull off, and she does it in spades.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
“We are actors because we feel for them, but we have to be at their speed.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
You develop a feel for probability that you can’t get from doing equations.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Even critics conceded that Banerjee possessed an instinctive feel for the emotional grammar of her electorate.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
“Mrs. Dudley must feel for you as an old family retainer feels for the young master.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
