palpable presence
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"The Body Double" makes the original Rosanna a palpable presence in the mind of the novel's protagonist, who, like the heroine in "Rebecca," is never named, but speaks in the first person.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2020
But, as the Boston Globe critic Richard Dyer wrote in his review, they made “every word a palpable presence, which is something you can’t say about most conservatory opera performances.”
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2020
She has a specific style, a palpable presence.
From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2018
Their fans have become a palpable presence in supporting their every push and generating enough energy to inspire them to keep their legs churning and hearts beating fast.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2017
The silence of the studio seemed to gather body, so that it became an almost palpable presence.
From Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
