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.
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Perhaps too many early years of watching Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street movies, with its heroes getting picked off one by one, has epigenetically messed with our brains and infused a feeling of grim inevitability.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
So, part of the issue is a feeling of public shaming.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
Organizers of the protest said that whether or not these bans ultimately affect immigrants living in Indiana, these types of policies inadvertently create a feeling of fear amongst those who have moved here from other countries.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Interior designer Paloma Contreras opted for a four-poster bed with transparent posters for this Palm Beach bedroom to add a feeling of height to the room without taking up too much visual space.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
So, part of the issue is a feeling of public shaming.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
Organizers of the protest said that whether or not these bans ultimately affect immigrants living in Indiana, these types of policies inadvertently create a feeling of fear amongst those who have moved here from other countries.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Interior designer Paloma Contreras opted for a four-poster bed with transparent posters for this Palm Beach bedroom to add a feeling of height to the room without taking up too much visual space.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
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“A feeling of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20feeling%20of. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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