sensation
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On a return visit, a guitar in her lap, she sings, “In my bell bottom jumpsuits with my rhinestones all aglow / I became an overnight sensation on the Johnny Carson Show.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The resulting rug-pull is a sensation akin to trying to remember an actor’s name.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Daily Mail calls Harry and Meghan's return "a royal sensation" as it pictures the couple holding their daughter Princess Lilibet.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Excellent, if your tastes trend toward carpet tiles, hospital lighting, and the trapped-animal sensation of entering a room with no exit.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
The animals were now busy conversing with each other, the forest once again lively with chatter, but he felt the distinct sensation that they were keeping an eye on him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
A novelist explores narrative, making sense of themes, motifs and sensations to try to communicate about the complexity of a globe with some eight billion people in it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
They were called the "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and sold an estimated 120–300 million records worldwide, making them one of the best selling musical acts of all time globally.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
As Maxine, an American director who’s traveled to Paris to complete a short film that will play before a high-concept fashion show in the coming days, Jolie elegantly moves between these two sensations.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Jackie and Shadow became internet sensations thanks to the live webcams maintained in their nest by nonprofit organization Friends of Big Bear Valley, which is an outspoken voice for conserving eagle habitat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Late in the year Adam made his great try, and it was a sensation in a year of sensations, both local and international.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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