sensory
adjective
sen·so·ry
ˈsen(t)-sə-rē 
ˈsen(t)s-rē
Examples of sensory in a Sentence
A study was conducted on sensory stimulation and its effects on the brain.
trying to listen to music while watching the TV and eating dinner caused a sort of sensory overload
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University of Bremen researchers have demonstrated how a unique pathway – where sensory cues travel as signals on waves of gamma rhythms to our processing center – is responsible for our ability to focus on one thing and block out all the other noise along the way.
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New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Stories include looks at an invitation-only restaurant to the ancient sensory ritual of matcha.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Unifying different sensory streams allows these systems to learn complex concepts of the world, far more complex and complete than words alone can express.
—James Barrat, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
The study zeroed in on the reticular thalamic nucleus, or RTN, a region that filters sensory information between the thalamus and cortex.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Stories include looks at an invitation-only restaurant to the ancient sensory ritual of matcha.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Unifying different sensory streams allows these systems to learn complex concepts of the world, far more complex and complete than words alone can express.
—James Barrat, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
The study zeroed in on the reticular thalamic nucleus, or RTN, a region that filters sensory information between the thalamus and cortex.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sensory
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“Sensory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sensory. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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sensory
adjective
sen·so·ry
ˈsen(t)s-(ə-)rē
1
: of or relating to sensation or to the senses
sensory stimulation
2
: carrying nerve impulses from the sense organs toward or to the brain : afferent
a sensory nerve
Medical Definition
sensory
adjective
sen·so·ry
ˈsen(t)s-(ə-)rē
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