How to Use felt in a Sentence

felt

1 of 2 noun

• She made her son's costume from scraps of felt.
• The Witch's hair is made of felt, cut into strips and sewn to the head.
  — Michele Filon, Woman's Day, 9 Sep. 2019
• Colorful mats were spread on the floor in front of a felt board.
  — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 14 Oct. 2019
• Next, sew both sides of the faux fur together, and do the same with a piece of felt that’s the same size as the fur.
  — Lauren Sheffield, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2018
• Garrett said, though, that the felt a lot better against the Texans.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 15 Oct. 2017
• While it might be caused by a physical event, pain is felt and lives on in the mind.
  — The Economist, 20 Sep. 2019
• The flow was sucked uphill and burst onto a sluice tray, lined with a layer of felt that trapped the gold.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
• The blast there was felt miles away and a huge ball of fire could be seen at the center of the facility.
  — Mola Lenghi, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2020
• Create ghosts by putting white gauze over a few of the twig balls and add black felt circles for eyes.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
• Weir has returned in his felt Stetson and a long blue work shirt that looks like a robe.
  — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
• The felt yurts were full of carpets and eiderdowns, with cast-iron stoves to keep them warm and snug through the cold nights.
  — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2019
• Eyes can be made by cutting a foam ball in half or using pieces of felt.
  — Mali Anderson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2018
• In a lot of ways, Tisdale’s transfer kind of felt inevitable.
  — Giana Han, al, 1 Nov. 2019
• The worst migraine felt like my head was going to explode.
  — Jacqueline Andriakos, SELF, 1 Feb. 2019
• The felt tip glides smoothly and doesn't skip or drag—or the worst, bleed, leaving you with a big black ink blob on your eyes.
  — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 12 July 2019
• From there, leaks continued, and the launch lead-up felt like a slow-motion car crash.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 Oct. 2018
• For some reason, sighting him in the wild felt even stranger than riding with him.
  — Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
• Did Kennedy really put the final nail in the felt coffin?
  — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 25 May 2017
• Its felt lining is thin and not well secured, but the bigger problem is the lid.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2018
• So the syndicate alights from the sprawling green felt of the pub pool table to the sprawling green fields of the racetrack.
  — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2021
• In the music and the story, there is a common ground, less felt in the dancing, which seems to only scratch the surface.
  — Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2018
• Anything that came off sounding like words of self-care felt like a foreign thought to him.
  — Christine Werthman, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2020
• To make, cut the felt as follows: one black back, one white front, orange, and yellow stripes and two 3x36-inch black straps.
  — Michele Filon, Woman's Day, 9 Sep. 2019
• The Mohawk, because of its thick felt, is hard to trim without a strong cutting tool.
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 3 Jan. 2021
• This thread can match the color of your felt, or be a contrasting color.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Aug. 2017
• Don't forget to cut the volcano designs out of black felt and apply green body paint to your face.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2022
• That’s a big increase: Only one-third felt that way in last year’s surveys.
  — Joseph N. Distefano, Philly.com, 21 May 2018
• Across the way, a 12-year old boy in a pair of eye glasses stood in the aisle before tip holding a basketball and a felt-tip pen.
  — John Canzano | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2019
• Felts began teaching music and leading bands at the high school in 1942.
  — Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 10 Aug. 2017
• The set comes with 33 pre-made felt decorations your kids can use to decorate the tree.
  — Mark Brezinski, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2019

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felt

2 of 2 verb

• The effects are being felt from the Shoals to the Black Belt.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 29 Dec. 2022
• But the full effects of its actions have yet to be felt.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
• Then in the sixth inning, Ohtani made his presence felt.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
• The top of the loaf was slightly sunken in, but the bread felt lightweight in the hand with a golden but tender crust.
  — Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
• The change was met with some backlash from customers who felt short changed.
  — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2023
• But most of the morning felt more like a peaceful church service.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
• The pepper brought a kick that made my tastebuds sizzle, and the lemon on the white pizza just felt right.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2022
• One tester even said the GhostBed felt cool to the touch, helping the hybrid mattress earn a cooling score of 9 out of 10.
  — Jillian Mueller, Health, 22 Jan. 2023
• The season-opening 31-20 loss to Utah State felt like a long step forward.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2022
• Testers couldn't get enough of the tasty flavors that felt decadent and had the perfect soft texture.
  — Stefani Sassos, M.s., R.d.n., C.s.o., Good Housekeeping, 22 Sep. 2022
• And now that those blockers and tailbacks and tight ends have truly felt what that's like.
  — USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2022
• All parents have swiped their car's touchscreen and felt...
  — Jon Langston and Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2022
• And to ensure that guests felt cozy outdoors, plush throws and pillows were kept on hand.
  — Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 16 Nov. 2022
• Alabama 20, Texas 19 felt like a preview of so much more, and the beginning of a new era for the SEC.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2022
• Things may have felt difficult or barren leading up to now, but the past is in the past for good.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2022
• Tyson’s sagging nylon tent felt like a blast from an open oven.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
• There were probably a lot of people that felt good at 19-10.
  — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
• Even restaurants that weren’t damaged still might have felt an impact from slow sales due to the storm.
  — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2023
• But these still felt like some of the unit’s worst days, said Dima, their 25-year-old commander.
  — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2022
• The effect was first felt Wednesday night when 1.22 inches of rain fell in just one hour at the Reno airport.
  — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2022
• The photos and news coverage from the time show a city that often felt isolated in the fight.
  — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Dec. 2022
• Swift’s 175-yard day felt like just another day at the office.
  — Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2022
• Other teams in the SEC have felt the weight of Alabama’s season, too.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 26 Jan. 2023
• William Klein had felt the energy buzzing on city streets and froze it with his camera.
  — William McDonald, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
• She was overcome with fear and had never felt more helpless.
  — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
• But nowhere is the void of her absence felt more deeply than in this South Shore town, where a prayer vigil was held at dusk Thursday.
  — Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
• The fact the Trojans led just 14-7 after one felt like a minor miracle.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022
• Cameon Wade felt like the pandemic had robbed her of her early 20s.
  — Ayse Kelce, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
• But their kiss at the fair felt like this little rom-com dropped into the middle of Yellowstone.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2023
• Clark felt that the power ratings were very successful in year one.
  — Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022

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