sensitivity
Example Sentences
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Throughout, Mr. Mantello’s production has been cast with unerring sensitivity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
All that remains may be the power of public suasion, but Gilead hasn’t demonstrated much sensitivity to such pressure.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Society is depicted as "worshiping only power and money, despising art, sensitivity, tenderness, where people ...don't talk anymore."
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
"Flies don't have human hormones like estrogen, suggesting that other genetic or physiological factors are driving the heightened sensitivity in females," said Biological Sciences Professor Kyung-An Han.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
“I only wondered if he possessed true sensitivity, as some men of great might, as you know, do not. For example, I wonder: is he capable of tears?”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Vocabulary lists containing sensitivity
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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poems by Nikki Giovanni
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