Example Sentences

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“I had felt like I had taken a risk with that book,” Rowbottom said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Two days later, Wilson phoned Ghost to say MacInnes had felt uncomfortable about the bath.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

In 2022, he decided to share his CEO job—it had felt overwhelming, especially as he got older—with Eunice Lin Nichols, who’d worked for him for many years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

For a long time, the housed neighbors had felt like the city had abandoned homeless people.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

She had felt it coursing through her body, through her blood, into her brain.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata