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sensibility

[sen-suh-bil-i-tee] / ˌsɛn səˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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Along with the technicolor mural, Caland’s singular sensibility persists in scattered drawings, a bouquet of her preferred 30-inch paintbrushes and a pair of stiff-backed pews.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Fans of Rosales’ art and archival Instagram accounts will be pleased to find that her rasquache sensibility is present from glossy cover to glossy cover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

And a postmodern sensibility is sorely missing from most television comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Etna’s narrative is invigorated by a dog’s sensibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

I read all the unbanned novels of Nadine Gordimer and learned a great deal about the white liberal sensibility.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Of course, Na is toying with his audience’s show me anticipation, while plying his trademark humor about rural sensibilities and desperate needling behavior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

It characterized the injury as one arising from “offense, disagreement, or distaste” and reasoned that allowing such an interest to establish standing could permit citizens to challenge virtually any government project that offends their sensibilities.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

The audience for Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants,” for example, was primarily young millennials, but the sensibilities of its Gen X writers are all over it.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

“This incident is a grave precedent, and disregards the sensibilities of billions of people around the world who, during this week, look to Jerusalem,” the church leaders said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

I was confused, feeling shame for the two women and fear that I had talked too much and offended his sensibilities.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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