How to Use sensibility in a Sentence

sensibility

noun

• The writer is remembered most for his sensibility.
• She's a woman of poetic sensibility.
• It was all scripted, but a lot of the asides and quips were his own sensibility.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2023
• Whatever your sensibility, here's how to make the most of your visit to the Balearics.
  — Jessica Benavides Canepa, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2023
• The same sensibility goes for adult children who want to give a pet to a senior parent.
  — Leanne Italie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
• The series is too full of old sensibilities about cops and robbers, about the justice system and about a lawman's place in the world.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
• As time goes on young adults refine their lists and sensibilities, and along the way find their own voice, their people, their tribe.
  — Colin Grant, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
• Baked into the morning-after fit is a lesson: Here’s the sensibility needed to move through the world and not be crushed by it.
  — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
• Three years studying in the United States as a teen gave her a taste of Western sensibilities.
  — Sara Austin, ELLE, 28 Apr. 2023
• By the 1990s, the adult sensibility that Mr. Lear brought to television found a new home in cable drama.
  — Louis Bayard, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
• Coastal grandma style is a state of mind, a lifestyle sensibility, and a decor trend all rolled into one.
  — Jennifer Cegielski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023
• But residents say a more ominous sensibility hangs over the city and the country.
  — Valerie Hopkins, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
• There is no city in the world that is home to more Jews than New York, and no city in this country as defined by Jewish sensibility and culture.
  — Katherine Rosman Jonah Markowitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• Also, did the use of the artist’s husband’s name honor her, or should the writer have been more cognizant of today’s sensibilities?
  — Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2023
• The story behind that famous bank robbery and shootout in 1997 seemed like a perfect match for you and your sensibilities.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2023
• The three represent a big-tent sensibility in which there is something for everyone and room for each film to thrive.
  — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
• Of course, foldables’ buy-now/maybe-save-later sensibility isn’t the only draw.
  — Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
• Louise Lasser brought the perfect sensibility to the role, numb and glazed but pierced by a slow-dawning yearning for something better.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
• Told with a modern sensibility, the show shakes off the cobwebs of history and makes the story feel relevant.
  — Jns Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
• The film’s daring sensibility is a mix of neo-noir and dark humor, with a bold willingness to go to unexpected places.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
• While Snoop isn’t on this album, the two share a sensibility that extends beyond music.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023
• In fact, many engaged in behaviors that might shock the sensibilities of younger people.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
• Whitney worked to combine the energy and power of her mother with the pop sensibilities of her favorite singer, Aretha Franklin.
  — Mary Shaughnessy, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
• As mentioned repeatedly, first do a sensibility check on what the response has to say.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
• For Striplin, the Holy City’s historic charm is balanced by a modern, joyful sensibility.
  — Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2023
• But even with those influences, Oe brought an Asian sensibility to bear.
  — Mari Yamaguchi, ajc, 14 Mar. 2023
• But his sensibility is that his job is to skew people’s view of reality.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2023
• But if brevity is the soul of wit, then transposing your three-minute sensibility onto a feature-length film is the ultimate test of one’s comedic mettle.
  — Michael Nordine, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
• This cerebral sensibility works in the film’s favor, anchoring the raunch-fest in raw, adolescent angst.
  — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2023
• That’s not to say the Kaufman sensibility is unwelcome.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024