feelers

Example Sentences

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It put out feelers, including to Aberdeen University's zoology department and museums.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Finally, she’s put out feelers to those with private planes, even offering to provide a free solo concert in return for a flight to Wichita.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

The COP30 climate summit in Brazil in November will provide another opportunity to put the feelers out, ahead of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi in December.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

I’ve been putting out feelers and things like that.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025

She gave a sharp slap to a spiky, dark red plant as she spoke, making it draw in the long feelers that had been inching sneakily over her shoulder.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling