a feeling of
idiom
: a sensation of (some emotional or physical state, such as comfort, loyalty, safety, etc.)
The new security patrols gave residents a feeling of safety.
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There wasn't a feeling of major division like there was now.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The set began promptly at 7:20 p.m. with strobe-light black and white graphics on Coachella’s giant screens building a feeling of hype.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2025
When each being first appears, there’s a feeling of happy grossness.
—Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The World Happiness Report also cited factors such as having someone to count on, economic development, healthy life expectancy, generosity and the freedom of choice and freedom from corruption as reasons for a feeling of contentment.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The set began promptly at 7:20 p.m. with strobe-light black and white graphics on Coachella’s giant screens building a feeling of hype.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2025
When each being first appears, there’s a feeling of happy grossness.
—Harold Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The World Happiness Report also cited factors such as having someone to count on, economic development, healthy life expectancy, generosity and the freedom of choice and freedom from corruption as reasons for a feeling of contentment.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
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“A feeling of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20feeling%20of. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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