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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Firing him after just one season would be a bit of a surprise, but the Tar Heels may feel the need to make a swift decision.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
So, who did the tribe feel the need to get rid of?
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Speaking with Vanity Fair in February 2023, Hepburn’s son Sean Hepburn Ferrer told the outlet that his mother didn’t feel the need to stick to tradition.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Freddie doesn’t feel the need to explain himself, or be direct.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
So, who did the tribe feel the need to get rid of?
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Speaking with Vanity Fair in February 2023, Hepburn’s son Sean Hepburn Ferrer told the outlet that his mother didn’t feel the need to stick to tradition.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Freddie doesn’t feel the need to explain himself, or be direct.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
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 21 Oct. 2025.
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