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sensuous

[sen-shoo-uhs] / ˈsɛn ʃu əs /


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Geometry competes with sensuous paint-handling and lush color.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

We find ourselves in that time of year dedicated to the most sensuous and worldly of the earth signs — that is, Taurus season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Initially, the prose is rich and sensuous but becomes less sumptuous as the story progresses.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

And with his sensuous, mystical imagery and pioneering use of pop soundtracks, perhaps none saw their work so readily absorbed back into the mainstream.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

Vivaldi’s Italian innovations, honed to sensuous perfection in the carnival city of Venice, travelled north across the Alps and found a fan in Lutheran north-east Germany: Johann Sebastian Bach.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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