feel the need
idiom
: to have a strong feeling that one must have or do something
I felt a need to take control of the situation.
I feel the need to try again.
drivers who feel the need for speed
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Women may feel the need to use the bathroom more often or leak some urine when coughing, laughing, or doing physical activity.
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
And yet, many people feel the need to explain, deflect or upgrade their choices to avoid being judged.
—Emily Tanner, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
Be prudent about your indulgences, but don’t feel the need to repress them for the sake of a wider audience who was never going to get it.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
But Carlson was a conservative who didn’t feel the need to put much distance between himself and Fuentes.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
And yet, many people feel the need to explain, deflect or upgrade their choices to avoid being judged.
—Emily Tanner, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
Be prudent about your indulgences, but don’t feel the need to repress them for the sake of a wider audience who was never going to get it.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
But Carlson was a conservative who didn’t feel the need to put much distance between himself and Fuentes.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for feel the need
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“Feel the need.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20the%20need. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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