How to Use sensation in a Sentence

sensation

noun
  • She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
  • She had the strange sensation that someone was watching her.
  • Her injury left her with no sensation in her legs.
  • I couldn't quite shake the sensation that I'd been fooled.
  • I experienced a stinging sensation in my arm.
  • She craved new experiences and sensations.
  • But the sensations at the time were not false.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Some love the look but not the sensation.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Here are some facts to know about the pop sensation.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Pull the right knee in to feel a sensation in your right hip crease.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The past, the sensations of the past.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • How does the death of a cop in a small town become a true-crime sensation?
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Your usual walk around the block will not cause this painful sensation.
    — Lauren Del Turco, Health, 20 Nov. 2023
  • So, that sensation and getting used to that is very bizarre.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The cover was a sensation — and the name stuck.
    — Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Ninety miles an hour — and yet no sensation of hurtling through the air.
    — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • And what was this sensation in my belly?
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Plane is a movie for your lizard brain — the part of you that craves basic sensations.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 June 2025
  • Feeling your feet on the ground and the sensations on your skin are a great place to start.
    — Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The sensation is neither up nor down.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The first great end and aim of journalism is to make a sensation.
    — John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
  • Tinnitus is a sensation of noise in one or both ears when no noise is present.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2022
  • But his solo brawl with Wei is all about sensation.
    — Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
  • Open the door, and for a moment the sensation is nearly the same.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Check out some of the clips that have made the tween a social media sensation.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
  • But clearly no longer the new sensation.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Now the streaming sensation is making its way to the toy aisle.
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That sport is about to be the next global sensation for the Olympics.
    — Joseph Goodman, al, 16 July 2022
  • Bring your attention back to the sensation of ease in your body.
    — Rosie Acosta, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Read on for eight facts to know about the social media sensation.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 11 Jan. 2022

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