sense of place

Example Sentences

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This doesn’t mean the history, tradition and sense of place Mr. Vance stresses are irrelevant, only that most Americans see the shared creedal affirmation as an indispensable element of America’s civic identity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

The guild said it agreed with the SWA that "provenance and a sense of place is a critical element of whisky" and English whisky distillers' grain had to be sourced from the UK.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

“A big value of mine is a sense of home and a sense of place and a sense of connection with what fulfills me,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

You strike me as someone for whom a sense of place is crucial to your work.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

“It creates a sense of place, a sense of personal history. Pleasure, even, Cadence. Have you ever heard of pleasure?”

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart