feel out
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Like you sort of have to feel out not only how the characters are, but also how you as performers, as work colleagues, get through the day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Over the course of several meetings, including one at an upscale Austrian diner built into a 12th-century monastery, the men said they wanted to feel out the government’s thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
“Giving away sourdough became this super chill, five-minute interaction where I could meet someone, hand them a loaf, and just feel out the vibe without committing to a whole date,” she said.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
"It's a Japanese sport but we didn't feel out of place, so many people from all around the world around us."
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
He needed time to prepare for the race and feel out this sense of wrongness in the horse.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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