sensibility
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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
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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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