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sensual

[sen-shoo-uhl] / ˈsɛn ʃu əl /


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Evoking classics of the ‘60s and ’70s Latin American boom, the novel is sensual and darkly comic, suffused with the sense that, as Arias writes, “fate was a cruel, playful thing.”

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri marked her return to Fendi at Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, presenting a sensual and lightweight collection featuring "remodelled" furs and leathers crafted like lace.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

He liked the fresh, colorful and sensual image that a mango instilled, and the universality of a word recognizable in many languages without translation.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

In mixing the cerebral with the sensual, Eusexua mostly succeeds – but occasionally the precision of Twigs' vision suffocates the spontaneity she was aiming for.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2025

He had silver-gray hair, slightly myopic eyes and thin, overhanging, sensual lips.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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