sensational

adjective

sen·sa·tion·al | \ sen-ˈsā-shnəl

, -shə-nᵊl\

Definition of sensational

1 : of or relating to sensation or the senses

2 : arousing or tending to arouse (as by lurid details) a quick, intense, and usually superficial interest, curiosity, or emotional reaction sensational tabloid news

3 : exceedingly or unexpectedly excellent or great a sensational talent

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Examples of sensational in a Sentence

She looked sensational in her new dress. the sensational news story caused a stir, but after a few days everyone forgot about it

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The sensational 252-day trial ended on October 3, 1995, when O.J. was acquitted. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "Where Is Marcia Clark Now? All About the O.J. Simpson Prosecutor and Her Show 'The Fix'," 19 Mar. 2019 Every garment sent down the runway was sensational and spanned a variety of textures, hues, shapes, patterns, and dimensions. — Scarlett Newman, Teen Vogue, "Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli on the Importance of Having a Voice in Fashion," 2 Apr. 2019 After sashaying away from Atlanta after seasons 1 and 2 of the show took the streaming world by storm, the sensational squad are now making people ugly-cry with their incredible makeovers in Kansas City, Missouri. — Alison Caporimo, Seventeen, "Here's Exactly How To Nominate Someone For "Queer Eye"," 28 Mar. 2019 But Freddy Peralta did not make the Milwaukee Brewers wait long before debuting in sensational fashion Sunday in Denver. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Acquired at 19, Freddy Peralta rocketed through Brewers system toward sensational debut," 14 May 2018 While this triggered a sensational headline and made it onto newswires, note that Banadov, age 30, won a grand total of $26,311 in prize money and his ranking topped out at No. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "50 Parting Thoughts From Roland Garros 2018," 10 June 2018 The pressure paid off when Zacha evened the score at 3:31 on a sensational setup by Jesper Bratt. — Mike Farrell, The Seattle Times, "Toffoli scores 2 early in 3rd period, Kings beat Devils 5-1," 5 Feb. 2019 People share sensational or shocking news, while more reliable news tends not to go viral. — Ethan Zuckerman, The Atlantic, "Facebook Only Cares About Facebook," 27 Jan. 2018 The incredible #amalclooney and gorgeous #georgeclooney looking sensational in @richardquinn1 tonight at the #metgala! Heavenly!!!! — Melissa Magsaysay, latimes.com, "At the Met Gala, stars show off their saintly side with classic looks. Here are 6 major beauty trends," 8 May 2018

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