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Recent Examples of sensitively
Thankfully, Lombroso does so with ease, following the journeys of three different men, all with intriguing stories that the filmmaker navigates sensitively.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Another audience member sensitively played Sam, the narrator’s love of his life, a relationship that reveals the long-term toll of being raised by a parent suffering from suicidal depression.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
At a time when many of us worry (some more sensitively than others) about film becoming a niche art form, that kind of democratic success is worth valuing.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Little by little, Depardon’s subjects reveal something of themselves, their everyday trials and tribulations captured by Depardon sensitively yet not sentimentally.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Probst navigated it smartly and sensitively.
—David Canfield, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Four Seasons Private Residences Caye Chapel, Belize is slated to open in 2026 with overwater bungalows sensitively etched onto the ecosystem of a private island.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025
The body releases most of its heat through the head, which reacts up to five times more sensitively to cold than other areas.
—Lea Hüttinger, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2025
Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Another audience member sensitively played Sam, the narrator’s love of his life, a relationship that reveals the long-term toll of being raised by a parent suffering from suicidal depression.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
At a time when many of us worry (some more sensitively than others) about film becoming a niche art form, that kind of democratic success is worth valuing.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Little by little, Depardon’s subjects reveal something of themselves, their everyday trials and tribulations captured by Depardon sensitively yet not sentimentally.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Probst navigated it smartly and sensitively.
—David Canfield, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Four Seasons Private Residences Caye Chapel, Belize is slated to open in 2026 with overwater bungalows sensitively etched onto the ecosystem of a private island.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025
The body releases most of its heat through the head, which reacts up to five times more sensitively to cold than other areas.
—Lea Hüttinger, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensitively
Adverb
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Operational decisions get kicked up to VPs who don’t have the bandwidth to make them thoughtfully.—
Kristien Turner,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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All 130 items are thoughtfully designed to fill every room in your home with whimsy.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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He will be deeply missed, and lovingly remembered always.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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These are not lazy callbacks, but shared touchstones — part of a pop cultural language the film embedded into our collective consciousness, and that the show both celebrates and lovingly skewers.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Move considerately, and let your actions speak for you today.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The viral post comes as survey data suggests many travelers are generally open to seat-switch requests when they are made considerately.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Two of the emails to potential witnesses were the subjects of email strings associated with bloggers who have written extensively and sympathetically about Boyne.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2026
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But Thompson ends her story with Cabey and his mother, while Williams closes with an interview with Goetz, who is allowed to emerge, if not exactly sympathetically, then at least as a three-dimensional figure.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Withers makes Ledger, in his omnipresent orange Ford pickup truck, a soulfully hunky gentle giant.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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The community is bolstered by Japanese Buddhist and Shinto beliefs that soulfully and spiritually tether humanity to the natural world.—
Malik Peay,
Them.,
15 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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But today, deer are periodically and humanely shot at some forest preserves.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Right to counsel All of this should be unacceptable in a country that believes in the rule of law and that should be obligated to treat every person humanely.—
Erwin Chemerinsky,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The last of which were recently banned, mercifully if temporarily, in Glendale.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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When the pandemic eventually (mercifully) wound down, Illinois had far fewer deaths than those states.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In this story the problem is treated intimately and compassionately by a woman who knows all about it.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Williams says the same approach can help caregivers respond more compassionately when someone with dementia expresses a mistaken belief, confusing idea, or hallucination.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Sensitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensitively. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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