senses
Example Sentences
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Derek Holt, chief economist at Scotiabank, says he senses there is a “center within the committee that hasn’t quite bought the need to move.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
They can detect coming danger like earthquakes or floods because their senses deliver facts: a sound, a smell, the change of the wind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Your senses are totally heightened in terms of noticing babies coming and going from maternity hospitals and noticing pregnant mothers going in to have their babies," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Delight in rituals that engage the senses, like slowly moving a mouthful of Champagne around your tongue, or lighting palo santo in the dark and letting its smoke envelop you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
But it was like I was moving through a haze, my senses having turned numb.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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