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sensibility

[sen-suh-bil-i-tee] / ˌsɛn səˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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Mr. Burnham likes to channel that sensibility, citing the rock icons as influences and projecting a modern sartorial everyman look; eschewing the shirt and tie for a crew neck T-shirt under a sharp suit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

These are aspects of the gothic sensibility, of course; they might also, for a clergyman’s daughter, have come from a different guiding philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

But the journey there is richly rendered through Harris’ poetic sensibility.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

More recently, artists including Laufey and Elliot James Reay have also leaned into the era’s sensibility and soundscape, while perennial favorites Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox often reimagine modern hits in a vintage style.

From Salon May 15, 2026

What excited her about her achievement was its design, the pure geometry and the defining uncertainty which reflected, she thought, a modern sensibility.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

China’s transportation sensibilities are aspirational and urban, where U.S. tastes lean toward the landed and utilitarian.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

For one thing, the two represent different sensibilities within the nationalist camp.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Very different cinematic sensibilities originating in entirely separate cultures that broadcasters and film distributors lumped together on the cultural fringe.

From Salon May 31, 2026

The finished track is the centerpiece of “Norteña” — a song that marries Venegas’ pop sensibilities and signature lovelorn lyrics with an authentic northern Mexican song.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

While sorting mail in the post office, I met a young Irish chap whose sensibilities amazed me.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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