sensuous
Example Sentences
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Impressively, “A Private Man” is sensuous but never salacious.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
They include accomplished long takes and sensuous riffs on well-defined genres.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
Though written on the eve of a cataclysmic war, the piece is dreamy, sensuous, mesmeric — and deliciously detailed as only Ravel can be.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023
He evokes the natures of the key players, their feats and their settings in time and place with sensuous immediacy.
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023
The word "sensuous" had the effect of further disquieting Tom but before he could invent a protest the coupé came to a stop and Daisy signalled us to draw up alongside.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Vocabulary lists containing sensuous
Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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