How to Use sensational in a Sentence

sensational

adjective

• She looked sensational in her new dress.
• Then there is the sensational gala at the end of act one.
  — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
• The Brits may have missed the most sensational part of the survey.
  — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022
• As a team, the Lakers were sensational from the three-point line.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2022
• Patrick Agyemang capped the game with a sensational strike in the 90th minute.
  — Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
• The case was sensational and the crime was never solved.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022
• How would a sensational trade deal with the Phoenix Suns look like?
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2020
• Aaron Judge has been sensational, but will need some help from the rest of the lineup in the playoffs.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
• On a clear day, the views are sensational, stretching all the way to Scotland.
  — Joe Minihane, CNN, 14 July 2022
• None of the spray attacks in the Marina had made the news until they were linked to the sensational Doty case.
  — Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
• Messi scored a sensational goal in the 94th minute to secure a 2-1 win over Cruz Azul.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 July 2023
• Doesn’t the most sensational aspect of the format undermine the rest of it?
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2023
• But Phipps has been sensational in his first two years leading the Knights.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2022
• Stephen Curry was sensational with 43 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Warriors to the win.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 13 June 2022
• The details of the incident as it is described in Kean’s book are sensational, to say the least.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2021
• But then again, Webb was sensational all spring with Posey behind the plate.
  — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2021
• Thomas was all-around sensational in two wins last week.
  — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 24 Jan. 2022
• The Rockettes are back with sensational high kicks set to state-of-the-art lighting and projections.
  — Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• Though the details of the prison break remain sketchy, the initial reports were sensational enough.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
• Oh, and the performance just happens to be one of the most sensational of the Broadway season.
  — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022
• Baylor guard Dale Bonner has been sensational off the bench as of late.
  — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
• But once word was out, newspapers around the world ran with the sensational story.
  — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2022
• Needs to add weight but 2019 tape and numbers are sensational.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 1 May 2021
• And, of course, Pam looks sensational while doing the rounds of promotions.
  — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2023
• Still, Noll thought that overall, the evening was sensational.
  — Nick Perry, Star Tribune, 26 May 2021
• Trevon Diggs was sensational with a pick-6 that blew the game open in the third quarter and three pass deflections.
  — Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2021
• Langdon Nordgaard appeared out of bounds but made a sensational diving catch that would put the Phantoms at the KM 10.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
• During the sensational trial that lasted for nearly six weeks, a cell phone video Paul took on the night of the murders was shown to the jury.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
• Tomás Suslov then thumped home a sensational long range effort for Verona, but Juve was rescued by an offside decision earlier in the move.
  — Adam Digby, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
• The world of entertainment is gearing up for its most glorious gala, the sensational celebration of film excellence that is the Oscars.
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 21 Mar 2025