feel like

phrase

Synonyms of feel likenext
: to have an inclination for
feel like a walk?

Examples of feel like in a Sentence

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Östlund was the leading vote-getter for this question, but this feels like a wait-and-see situation. Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Increasingly, representational politics feels like dusty land that’s been dried up from single-crop farming. E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 Chef Francisco Rivera of Hawks Public House’s dish felt like a much bigger swing, serving mushroom and ricotta rotolo, a free-standing rolled lasagna, with a linguiça ragu. Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The actions of an unlikely rescuer during a harrowing ordeal for the Morenos also make for a conclusion that feels like an easy out. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for feel like

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of feel like was in 1808

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“Feel like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20like. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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