How to Use feel the need in a Sentence

feel the need

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  • So, who did the tribe feel the need to get rid of?
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Why did the girls feel the need to bury their album?
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Courtney didn’t feel the need to alert them about this evening’s show.
    Vulture, 9 Nov. 2022
  • But if jobs look healthy then the Fed may not feel the need to cut.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • What makes someone feel the need to carry a gun?
    Heidi Yewman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Fans feel the need to defend a work’s true meaning.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Do not feel the need to withhold all sweets or calorie-dense foods.
    Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Don’t ditch your ride or dies, but don’t feel the need to stay glued to the team huddle.
    The Astrotwins, ELLE, 13 Nov. 2022
  • A lot of people feel the need to be the mini-me and that doesn’t work.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
  • In fact, Han doesn't even feel the need to open the wand at all sometimes.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Why does Putin feel the need to put out these weird pretenses?
    Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • So don’t feel the need to provide your home or mobile phone number.
    Jason Elkin, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Normally that’s not the kind of thing people feel the need to share.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
  • Don’t feel the need to achieve perfection, and let mistakes come and go.
    Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Why does Jake feel the need to save his brother and not leave him to fend for himself?
    Giana Levy, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
  • For thrill-seekers who feel the need for speed, there’s the downhill trail at the Gurten.
    Forrest Brown, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Trump may not feel the need to protect his right flank on immigration at all.
    W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 June 2024
  • Fewer children will feel the need to use platforms to avoid being left out.
    Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026
  • Many people feel the need to go to the bathroom soon after their first sip of coffee.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Even those not running campaigns feel the need to charm everyone else.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
  • This was a sweet, decent and funny man who didn’t feel the need to smack you over the head with his humor.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Don’t feel the need to create perfect layers for the casserole.
    Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Freddie doesn’t feel the need to explain himself, or be direct.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Much of the resistance comes from parents who feel the need to be in touch with their children all day.
    Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 9 June 2024
  • If your preferences don’t align with the home decor trends of the week, month, or year, don’t feel the need to conform.
    Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • You’ll probably be knocked out, or at least feel the need to be horizontal.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
  • If one part of society has guns, then more people feel the need for guns to protect themselves.
    Mark Temnycky, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
  • Others might feel the need to rein themselves in and play the straight woman to anchor a cast of eccentrics.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 17 May 2023
  • But the Hyperdub founder doesn’t feel the need to outdo what he’s already built.
    Arielle Lana Lejarde, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Now, Wilkinson doesn’t feel the need to defend Hefner any longer.
    Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024

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