sensory
adjective
sen·so·ry
ˈsen(t)-sə-rē 
ˈsen(t)s-rē
Examples of sensory in a Sentence
A study was conducted on sensory stimulation and its effects on the brain.
trying to listen to music while watching the TV and eating dinner caused a sort of sensory overload
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This middle grade book explores intergenerational relationships alongside a unique sensory experience.
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Rachel Clark, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The Silence of My Hands | Dir. Manuel Acuña; 2024; Mexico; 80 min
Rosa and Sai are committed to one another despite distance separating them in this sensory journey spoken entirely in sign language.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, this could only be a scene of sensory overload, but its eye-of-the-storm geography made the Bowl a kind of redoubt, cool and dark and almost hushed under the purple sky.
—Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
The next three hours revealed a parade of sensory delights.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Clark, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The Silence of My Hands | Dir. Manuel Acuña; 2024; Mexico; 80 min
Rosa and Sai are committed to one another despite distance separating them in this sensory journey spoken entirely in sign language.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, this could only be a scene of sensory overload, but its eye-of-the-storm geography made the Bowl a kind of redoubt, cool and dark and almost hushed under the purple sky.
—Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
The next three hours revealed a parade of sensory delights.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Sensory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sensory. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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sensory
adjective
sen·so·ry
ˈsen(t)s-(ə-)rē
1
: of or relating to sensation or to the senses
sensory stimulation
2
: carrying nerve impulses from the sense organs toward or to the brain : afferent
a sensory nerve
Medical Definition
sensory
adjective
sen·so·ry
ˈsen(t)s-(ə-)rē
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