a feeling of
idiom
: a sensation of (some emotional or physical state, such as comfort, loyalty, safety, etc.)
The new security patrols gave residents a feeling of safety.
Examples of a feeling of in a Sentence
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Despite its size, Hermes will host a maximum of 20 guests at a time to retain a feeling of exclusivity.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
These suppressants aid in achieving a feeling of fullness quicker, thereby reducing calorie consumption.
—Robert James and, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Seven agonizing nights aboard the Icon of the Seas
By Gary Shteyngart
Photographs by Gary Shteyngart
Day 1
MY FIRST GLIMPSE of Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, from the window of an approaching Miami cab, brings on a feeling of vertigo, nausea, amazement, and distress.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
For me, this creates a feeling of profound calmness, which is when many of my best decisions materialize.
—Brad Jacobs, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The principle of Oku imbues that outer-to-inner movement with a feeling of ritual suspense.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
If these symptoms are followed by shortness of breath, a feeling of fullness, or aching in your chest, get to an emergency room immediately.
—Carey Rossi, Health, 17 Mar. 2024
Lowe can senses when the film might grow tiresome when Agnes is stuck in a self-defeating cycle, apt to throw in a particularly sadistic flourish into the mix any time a feeling of redundancy could set in.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
Multiple voices and instruments Antonoff’s open-hearted ode, with the saxophone blasts that have highlighted recent Bleachers singles turned into wandering thoughts and feelings; soon enough, the song collapses into a warm puddle of guitar, capturing a feeling of exhausted contentment.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2024
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
These suppressants aid in achieving a feeling of fullness quicker, thereby reducing calorie consumption.
—Robert James and, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Seven agonizing nights aboard the Icon of the Seas
By Gary Shteyngart
Photographs by Gary Shteyngart
Day 1
MY FIRST GLIMPSE of Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, from the window of an approaching Miami cab, brings on a feeling of vertigo, nausea, amazement, and distress.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
For me, this creates a feeling of profound calmness, which is when many of my best decisions materialize.
—Brad Jacobs, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The principle of Oku imbues that outer-to-inner movement with a feeling of ritual suspense.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
If these symptoms are followed by shortness of breath, a feeling of fullness, or aching in your chest, get to an emergency room immediately.
—Carey Rossi, Health, 17 Mar. 2024
Lowe can senses when the film might grow tiresome when Agnes is stuck in a self-defeating cycle, apt to throw in a particularly sadistic flourish into the mix any time a feeling of redundancy could set in.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
Multiple voices and instruments Antonoff’s open-hearted ode, with the saxophone blasts that have highlighted recent Bleachers singles turned into wandering thoughts and feelings; soon enough, the song collapses into a warm puddle of guitar, capturing a feeling of exhausted contentment.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2024
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