sensibility
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It is unusual to see a traveling exhibition at two venues—rarer still to find each setting evoking such a different facet of an artist’s sensibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Fans of Rosales’ art and archival Instagram accounts will be pleased to find that her rasquache sensibility is present from glossy cover to glossy cover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The site is itself a reflection of Church’s sensibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
In another unlikely situation, the campus sensibility is defined by a podcaster whose shows are so vital that they’re broadcast live, on a giant screen on the side of a building.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Emma agreed to it, and with a blush of sensibility on Harriet’s account, which she could not give any sincere explanation of.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
The actor, who scored an Academy Award for her starring role in the hit film "Anora," said she shares "a lot of the same sensibilities" and concerns voiced by White.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
It makes perfect sense that a film with such finely tuned aesthetic sensibilities like “Practical Magic” would rise to the top of the ultimate autumn streaming picks.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
His paternal roots stretch back to Oklahoma, and his mother’s side of the family hails from Kentucky, which is to say that he was raised with Southern sensibilities from the start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It characterized the injury as one arising from “offense, disagreement, or distaste” and reasoned that allowing such an interest to establish standing could permit citizens to challenge virtually any government project that offends their sensibilities.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
My brother’s fashion sensibilities run more into the support-your-sports-team end of the aesthetics spectrum, whereas this guy is wearing a faded concert T-shirt under a fashionably loud plaid jacket and fitted, distressed jeans.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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