Sentence examples for felt abstract from inspiring English sources

But Mr. Eighner was such an agreeably yackety companion that his plight sometimes felt abstract.

The medical subject felt abstract and was difficult to discuss as it seemed to be merely a mass of details to be memorised.

Interestingly, art historian Peter Selz feels that when Smith made abstract works they had an aspect of figuration, and that his figurative works felt abstract.

Large numbers already feel abstract.

His decay — or awakening — feels abstract to me.

But this fear could feel abstract in comparison with other terrors.

Battles over federalism feel abstract, but yesterday's decision could have a very real impact on ordinary Americans.

Few seemed to bristle at Edward Snowden's leaks in 2013: the collection of metadata by intelligence services can feel abstract, unthreatening.

It's not just that people tend to spend more freely when the money feels abstract, just numbers on a screen.

But he feels abstract works, freed of story and characters, are the best way to give the 17 classically trained dancers in his troupe, as he put it, "their moment in the sun".

The internet disarms us by making our interactions feel abstract, even unreal.