feeling in bones
Example Sentences
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The two experiments were designed to test the facial feedback theory, which hypothesizes that the act of smiling, regardless of the feeling underneath it, influences our sense of well-being.
From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2020
How is she feeling underneath all that hair and makeup, I ask, more than a little dazzled – and not just because of her forehead jewel which glints right at me.
From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2018
She spoke more than once, in a half-playful way, of Mr. Saltram's absence from London; but the deeper feeling underneath the lightness of her manner was very evident to Gilbert.
From Fenton's Quest by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Yet there was a certain sincerity of feeling underneath all the bombast and platitudes, and this saved the book.
From George Washington, Volume I by Lodge, Henry Cabot
Dedications of musical works to women are apparently a matter of little moment, but often they are surface indications of some deep feeling underneath, which is expressed in the music.
From Woman's Work in Music by Elson, Arthur
