feelings

Example Sentences

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When depictions of manhood contend with the real-life environment outside the movie theater, they can help us put words to the immaterial feelings we don’t always have the time or energy to parse ourselves.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Dwayne Johnson’s performance in “The Smashing Machine,” for all the film’s flaws, cleverly reconciled the dissonance between the outward images of masculine power and internal feelings of self-loathing.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Though feelings of loneliness, fear and despair recur throughout “Inferno,” the record’s textural variety and steady rhythmic pulse make it approachable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Guardiola attempted to find the words to sum up the feelings of the day.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

My neck is itchy from the haircut, and I kind of want to put my hair in a ponytail, but I’m afraid I’ll hurt Avery’s feelings if I do.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison