feel the need

idiom

: to have a strong feeling that one must have or do something

I felt a need to take control of the situation.

I feel the need to try again.

drivers who feel the need for speed

Examples of feel the need in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But as much as Australians may feel the need for a more independent defense, the country’s politicians have not communicated to the public the resources that would need to be redirected, said Charles Edel, Australia chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. —Victoria Kim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025

Johnson emphasized that cultural and social factors often influence how often people feel the need to bathe. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025

Supporting students’ needs Gaining a better understanding of the motivations driving parents to take their children out of the public school system is an important step toward improving schools so that fewer will feel the need to take this path. —Rachael Cody, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025

Instead of interrupting or dismissing excessive detail, consider why the speaker might feel the need to overexplain. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for feel the need

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