sensuous
Example Sentences
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Europa, lying on the white bull’s back, is sensuous, vulnerable, her gaze frozen in a moment of fear and alarm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
We find ourselves in that time of year dedicated to the most sensuous and worldly of the earth signs — that is, Taurus season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
From dressing rooms, young Dario watched his photographer mother, Elda Luxardo, capture Italian divas, including Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, in sensuous black-and-white portraits.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
Though written on the eve of a cataclysmic war, the piece is dreamy, sensuous, mesmeric — and deliciously detailed as only Ravel can be.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The pen between my fingers is sensuous, alive almost, I can feel its power, the power of the words it contains.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing sensuous
Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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