feel
verb (used with object)
to perceive or examine by touch.
have felt
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present perfectof feel.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But the tech firms may have felt they had little choice.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Millions of student-loan borrowers have felt stuck in limbo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“The S&P and mega cap complex have felt strangely heavy without a great fundamental reason. Worth keeping in the back of the mind that some leverage/carry may simply be diffusing out of the system.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Wealthy tourists would have felt like visitors from another solar system.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The funny thing about it was I don’t think they would have felt let down if I had quit and come home.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
