feeler

Example Sentences

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“Putting out a feeler in a noncrisis situation to see what kind of reactions you get is a really valuable thing,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Last year, the British dance musician known as Fred Again.. put out a feeler to the Nashville-based alt-rock band Rainbow Kitten Surprise about a possible collaboration.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

We put a feeler out to see whether he was interested.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

He is a feeler and someone who’s trying to stop himself from feeling.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023

Miss Effie Belle had a grim face any time, punctuated by a big pink wart that stuck out from the side of her upper lip like the feeler of a bee.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns