How to Use feel-good in a Sentence

feel-good

adjective
  • The result is a breezy feel-good story that passes quickly, but there isn’t much to be gained from watching the entire thing that couldn’t be achieved by watching the first 30 minutes.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
  • One theory is that endorphins (the body's natural feel-good chemicals) are released into the blood with activity.
    Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The film is certainly a feel-good endeavor but what resonates more is the impact it’s had on real-life representation and inclusivity.
    Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Our feel-good menu this week includes: 🧢⚾🧢A magical moment for two young baseball players whose brotherly love put them on national TV.
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • My own research explores how feel-good tropes that are prominent in the U.S., such as Minnesota nice, usually mask a more complicated story.
    Giang Nguyen-Dien, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Here's a look at the top feel-good news stories from 2023.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Now the hope is Jones can get back to the play of his feel-good rookie campaign with the help of O’Brien.
    Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The show is a feel-good watch that reminds you that good things can still happen.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Just 9½ months ago, Wiggins was the feel-good story of the Finals.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The fourth and final country song to top the Hot 100 this year was, at last, a feel-good story.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The Guardians were baseball’s feel-good story last year.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
  • But, make no mistake, the villain of what looked like a feel-good story will be the bullpen.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • This is a feel-good day, because the Moon is hiding in your chart in a pleasant place.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 7 July 2024
  • That this was painted as the night’s feel-good moment speaks volumes.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The couch is calling your name, so go on and get cozy, preferably with some comfort food and feel-good films in front of you.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • So call up your best friends, make a playlist filled with feel-good songs, and break out the bubbly, because this day is all about you.
    Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 8 Sep. 2023
  • This is thought to promote the release of feel-good chemicals, which in turn, may calm you down.
    Neha Tandon, womenshealthmag.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • But for New Yorkers of a certain age, Doc and Straw and all their long-ago promise is a feel-good dream that will not die.
    Michael Bamberger, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Give yourself grace and try to make time to focus on one feel-good thing at a time to pour into yourself.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
  • By then, their feel-good up-tempo electronic rap was out of vogue.
    Liz Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Finding the right fitness gear helps amplify the feel-good vibes of a great workout.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 11 Oct. 2023
  • What had the look of a feel-good sweep turned out to be one of the more frustrating losses of the season for the Milwaukee Brewers.
    Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 8 June 2023
  • But the monster mum proved to have the same feel-good result as its smaller counterparts.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • When the feel-good feature was released in 1997, the film put the former mining town in the north of England and Carlyle, its lead, in the spotlight.
    Simran Hans, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • For the Heat, in the heat of the Eastern Conference playoff race, the signing transcends feel-good stories.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2023
  • With the sun scheduled to make an appearance to spotlight the whole thing, Barbie blonde is a fun, feel-good shade to swap in for the season.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 20 July 2023
  • In an old, feel-good story, Putin bought teacher an apartment.
    Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
  • There’s no denying that the strong guitar with vocals right off the bat brings us back to those early 2000s feel-good anthems.
    Tiana Denicola, Variety, 19 July 2024
  • Music playing in the restaurant is made up of feel-good songs from such artists as Michael Jackson and Pitbull.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2023
  • Give space for feel-good activities while the moon flows with Neptune.
    USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024

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