sensibility
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The actor, who was born and raised in Illinois, developed the story with “Nobody” screenwriter Derek Kolstad, best known for creating the “John Wick” franchise, and the two quickly bonded over a shared sensibility.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Berlant describes their shared sensibility, the ability to simultaneously play comedy and pathos, as a kind of freedom.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Yet in this dense marketplace of ideas, identities and impulse buys, a shared sensibility quickly comes into focus.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
Gerry’s sensibility is firmly of this world, in which he is determined to take what pleasures he can.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Emma agreed to it, and with a blush of sensibility on Harriet’s account, which she could not give any sincere explanation of.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing sensibility
Fences
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