How to Use feel out in a Sentence

feel out

phrasal verb
  • That’s the story of this person’s anxiety and feeling out of control.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
  • Over two days at a West Midtown recording studio, more than half a dozen producers swung by and dropped off beats for Johnson to freestyle over and feel out as potential future projects.
    Alex Prewitt, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
  • The children of the Seventies tend to feel out of place in this new world.
    Adam Kirsch, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • And somewhere in the second half, the legs just felt out from under me.
    Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Feel the speed, a little more speed than he’s felt out there in practice.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But feel out the situation, start slow, and as things progress, don’t be afraid to ramp it up.
    Alexis Jones, Women's Health, 4 May 2023
  • The old-school theme extends to chrome-effect switchgear and pleated trim that wouldn't feel out of place in a 1960s sports car.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 24 Aug. 2023
  • But was that all part of Andrew's script or those were things that you guys were kind of feeling out in the moment?
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Chelsea Jovanovich always wanted to be a mom, but for most of her life, that dream felt out of reach.
    Michele Haddon, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
  • In addition to the decor from the room that is being primped over, take a walk through the rest of your house and grab any pieces of decor that feel out of place.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2023
  • A little more than a year ago, Alex Morgan felt out of the national-team loop.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 20 July 2023
  • And both feel out of date at a time when there is talk of greater equity in urban design.
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • When big winning came, most of it felt out of sight and deflatingly out of mind.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Allis wanted to make sure the teenage Sellers didn’t feel out of place among a bunch of Kansas City movers and shakers.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
  • Don’t put yourself in that position of feeling out of place.
    Maverick Li, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • The stylistic flourish of Celie imagining herself and Shug on a gramophone turntable also feels out of step with the rest of the movie.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Social media now flaunts the excesses of the rich, and indulgences feel out of reach.
    WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But a stint in Hollywood never felt out of reach for the Bronx native, who has detailed being drawn to the art form of film.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Everyone kind of has feelings of maybe feeling out of place or who are kind of like Sheldon.
    Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
  • When his name came up during pre-production, the team got on the phone to feel out his interest level.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Lily feels out of her depth but is too dazzled by glimpses of Matthew’s luxe life to turn away immediately.
    Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024
  • The game felt out of reach there due to Atlanta’s inefficiencies.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024
  • Blueberry Ginger Burst This one felt out of place on the Galactic menu.
    Amanda Finnegan, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Never feel out of your depth at a conference or dinner by swotting up with your AI friend.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Start with dessert decoration—perhaps the meal that calls for a coquette feel out of any other.
    Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2023
  • When tasked with repairing a piece of furniture, my lack of handyman skills left me feeling out of my depth.
    Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • When your world feels out of control, can forest therapy help?
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • All ages are welcome to put on a pair of socks and glide on its ice-less skating rink, which the museum says is a good way for beginner skaters to feel out the sport.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Djokovic’s record-equaling 24 major titles does not feel out of reach, should form and fitness prevail.
    Aimee Lewis, CNN, 14 July 2024
  • Raised in the Presbyterian Church and trained as a minister there, Tome counts himself among those who grew to feel out of place in the church of his childhood.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024

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