sensuous
Example Sentences
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Impressively, “A Private Man” is sensuous but never salacious.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Initially, the prose is rich and sensuous but becomes less sumptuous as the story progresses.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024
Zhang evokes the sensuous delight of working with fresh ingredients in a time when certain flavors are essentially extinct.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023
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
Vocabulary lists containing sensuous
Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Warm-up, List 11
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