feel-good
adjective
1
: relating to or promoting an often specious sense of satisfaction or well-being
a feel-good reform program that makes no changes
2
: cheerfully sentimental
a feel-good movie
Examples of feel-good in a Sentence
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Thirteen movies in the feel-good mystery franchise have aired since 2013, feeding us a steady stream of poignant stories surrounding undelivered mail at the Dead Letter Office.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
By then, their feel-good up-tempo electronic rap was out of vogue.
—Liz Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Without question, Cooley’s been one of the Sharks’ few feel-good stories this season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Give yourself grace and try to make time to focus on one feel-good thing at a time to pour into yourself.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
The feel-good moment between the Murray men is becoming a spring rite of passage.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Learn what causes the celestial show More In: Eclipse
Allison Elyse Gualtieri
Allison Elyse Gualtieri is a senior news editor for CBSNews.com, working on a wide variety of subjects including crime, longer-form features and feel-good news.
—Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Ocean Conservation Namibia is disentangling a record number of seals, while broadcasting the perils of marine debris in a largely feel-good way.
—Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Give space for feel-good activities while the moon flows with Neptune.
—USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
By then, their feel-good up-tempo electronic rap was out of vogue.
—Liz Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Without question, Cooley’s been one of the Sharks’ few feel-good stories this season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Give yourself grace and try to make time to focus on one feel-good thing at a time to pour into yourself.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
The feel-good moment between the Murray men is becoming a spring rite of passage.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Learn what causes the celestial show More In: Eclipse
Allison Elyse Gualtieri
Allison Elyse Gualtieri is a senior news editor for CBSNews.com, working on a wide variety of subjects including crime, longer-form features and feel-good news.
—Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Ocean Conservation Namibia is disentangling a record number of seals, while broadcasting the perils of marine debris in a largely feel-good way.
—Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Give space for feel-good activities while the moon flows with Neptune.
—USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Feel-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel-good. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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