feel the need

phrase

: 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

Examples of feel the need in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Expectations are too high In an era where every moment might be shared on social media, many feel the need to make their gatherings picture-perfect. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Some already feel the need to expand capacity or are in the middle of planning for that. — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

Perhaps that explains why Gilroy doesn’t feel the need to tell Alex that. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Hepburn’s son Sean Hepburn Ferrer told Vanity Fair in February 2023 that his mother didn’t feel the need to stick to tradition. — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for feel the need

• aniseed
• centipede
• cottonseed
• disagreed
• ganymede
• guaranteed
• intercede
• overspeed
• pedigreed
• refereed
• supercede
• supersede