How to Use sensual in a Sentence

sensual

adjective
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  • Certain fragrances apparently heighten sensual experiences.
  • That was such a fun — talk about over-the-top and sensual and crazy show.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2021
  • And then the more sensual aspects of it all come from the text, which is… a very bawdy tale.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The sensual routine is teased in the trailer and is even steamier in the movie.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The sultry groove of the beat instantly sets the tone and the lyrics amplify the sensual feel of the song.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 14 June 2024
  • If the male gaze lingers on the most sensual parts of a woman’s body — the curve from the hip to the waist, the swell of cleavage — where does the female gaze linger?
    — Serena Smith, refinery29.com, 15 Aug. 2021
  • People would come there to enjoy the sensual pleasures of food and flesh.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 May 2023
  • This one is like a peck, but just slightly more sensual.
    — Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 7 May 2021
  • One of the more simpler, yet still sensual looks is Tems in a silver seashell necklace and red top.
    — Candace Cordelia, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
  • His delivery of the melodies is as smooth as velvet and as sensual as a whisper on the back of your neck.
    — Tony Le Calvez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
  • The man with the baguette seemed, somehow, to have had a more sensual experience.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2022
  • On the underside of one Loop, the inch of glass closest to the rock features a little sensual drip.
    — The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The opening citrus blend is anchored by the warmth of vanilla and sensual leather.
    — Jamie Wilson, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 June 2023
  • Quince is ginkgo-leaf yellow when ripe, and the pome is sensual to the eye and in hand — all Rubenesque curves and dimples.
    — Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The duo, clad in matching bright red outfits, performed their sensual song on a dark and fiery set.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
  • While the more sensual lines of the track can speak to I.M wanting to express himself as his most raw and exposed state.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Red is the fiercest, most sensual of colors — and what do all pinups have in common?
    — Miriam Rodriguez, refinery29.com, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Hot star had an overly sensual image, which struck her from the list.
    — Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Jung Kook is showing off his sensual side with Calvin Klein.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2023
  • All of the sensual elements that were once a big part of the sell don’t matter anymore, either.
    — Christopher Chang, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • The notes cited Tom Ford’s sensual silhouette from the 1990s.
    — Colleen Barry, ajc, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Only a great writer could bring the sensual world to life the way Hemingway does.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Minnie Riperton’s had one of the most sensual voices of all time.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2021
  • How does the North Node of Destiny in Taurus play into this sensual vibe?
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 24 June 2022
  • But this also is a sensual, smart, show very much for we tennis fans — the trajectory of the game forms the basis of the play.
    — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2021
  • But the sensual beauty of the desserts proved irresistible.
    — Mary Rourke, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2021
  • The sea, Hollywood often suggests, is a net-bad, but in a sort of sensual way.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021
  • And Ahn begins to locate the deeper soul beyond a sensual cat and mouse game.
    — Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022
  • Acqua di Gio gives off a sensual blend of bergamot and bourbon at 25% off, and A Hold on Me has sweet notes of tiger lily and berries and is discounted by 40%.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Here were dazzling, golden scenes of saints and martyrs, some of the most sensual figuration ever put to brush.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024

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