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Examples of sensual in a Sentence
- A sharp observer with a pleasing eye for sensual detail, Jaffrey weaves a richly textured story in which she effortlessly mingles quotidian dramas with historic events including the partition of India. —Michelle Green, People, 6 Nov. 2006
- And Rousseau, in his Confessions, wrote of the sensual pleasure he found in simple meals of peasant cheeses and breads. —Andrea Lee, Gourmet, May 2004
Certain fragrances apparently heighten sensual experiences.
the sensual feel of a velvet shirt against the skin
Recent Examples of sensual from the Web
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This sensual period romance ends on a surprisingly quirky note.
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In the best examples, streaks of minerality can accompany these dramatic, sensual notes.
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With its luminous glow and sensual curves, glass is surely one of the most mesmerizing of art forms, and these days, people can’t seem to get enough of it.
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TUESDAY Miguel Los Angeles genre-blending sensual songwriter and showman Miguel Pimental’s War & Leisure was a late-breaking 2017 standout, if not quite up to the standards of his best album, 2012’s Kaleidoscope Dream.
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And the body awareness and mindfulness that yoga promotes will give you an extra sensual boost too.
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And certainly not gay women as magnificently sensual as Ms. Lang.
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Get our daily newsletter A HOME-COOKED Ethiopian meal is a sensual journey, which extends beyond the warm flavours of ginger and cardamom that spice the languidly served stews.
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But Kurt Weill’s jazzy, sensual score has a mind of its own, at once bitter parody and suave seduction.
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Origin and Etymology of sensual
First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearsensual Synonyms
Related Words
agreeable, delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy, gratifying, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, scrumptious;
Synonym Discussion of sensual
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- a slave to carnal desires
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- a saint who had experienced fleshly temptations
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- fleshpots providing sensual delights
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- led a mindless animal existence
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- the sensuous delights of great music
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- a life devoted to sensual pleasures
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- a luxurious hotel
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- a voluptuous feast
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