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sensuous

[sen-shoo-uhs] / ˈsɛn ʃu əs /


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Until “Anónimo,” the Argentine avant-garde had never sounded so intoxicatingly sensuous.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2025

Geometry competes with sensuous paint-handling and lush color.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 11, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Mar. 12, 2024

The Odissi style here is less sensuous in its signature S-curves, and more rhythmically incisive.

From New York Times May 10, 2023

The pen between my fingers is sensuous, alive almost, I can feel its power, the power of the words it contains.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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