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sensation

[sen-sey-shuhn] / sɛnˈseɪ ʃən /




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But Great Britain's new sprint sensation forewarned everyone exactly what was coming here.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Yet by 2007 he was enough of a sensation that major news agencies in the U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

American football star Travis Kelce described on Wednesday his secretive early July wedding to pop sensation Taylor Swift as "the best night of my life."

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

I am, however, the kind of curious and not judgmental person who wants to see what has and hasn’t changed about these stories since “Bend It Like Beckham” became a sensation in 2002.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

As the men’s feet dried and the blood began to circulate, they all had the sensation of burning.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

A novelist explores narrative, making sense of themes, motifs and sensations to try to communicate about the complexity of a globe with some eight billion people in it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The term refers to the difficulty of explaining how electrical and chemical activity in the brain gives rise to subjective experience, including sensations, emotions, thoughts, and the personal feeling of being alive.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

As Maxine, an American director who’s traveled to Paris to complete a short film that will play before a high-concept fashion show in the coming days, Jolie elegantly moves between these two sensations.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

Jackie and Shadow became internet sensations thanks to the live webcams maintained in their nest by nonprofit organization Friends of Big Bear Valley, which is an outspoken voice for conserving eagle habitat.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

I would be visited by the most extraordinary dreams, trances, visions, thoughts, sensations, remembrances.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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