feeling for

Example Sentences

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McDaniel explains she’s feeling for energy before moving on to the abdomen, where she applies various levels of pressure.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Mr. Naiden, now a professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, gives us a vivid feeling for both the drudgery and the danger of life working on the subway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

So for me to be able to get it was a good feeling for everyone in that journey - that my family name can have that senior cap to it.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

"I'm feeling very good at this moment of the season and finishing well in front of goal is a fantastic feeling for a striker."

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

I saw her fingers parting the husk, feeling for the grain within.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya