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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Though the series’ ending was left for the audience to debate on what truly happens and offered a feeling of possibility, Nicks ponders what could be if the show should ever have another season. —

Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024 Even video games such as the Amnesia series, with dark, subterranean settings and hopelessly doomed protagonists, provide a feeling of agency that comes from literally controlling a character’s actions. —

Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024 These hackathons could give employees a feeling of agency in helping to set the direction of their teams, departments and even the organization as a whole. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Surviving an assassination attempt rallied support around Trump and gave his campaign a feeling of inevitability. —

David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for a feeling of