How to Use sensory in a Sentence

sensory

adjective

• A study was conducted on sensory stimulation and its effects on the brain.
• Even in the context of the pulsing neon goat rodeo of the Vegas Strip, this was a sensory assault.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2023
• Plus, snag a combo teether and sensory toy for just $10.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 27 Sep. 2023
• The show takes guests on a multi-sensory journey through nine galleries that tell the story of the boy king and his world.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
• Adjusting the signal of a sensory process happens all the time in the case of vision and glasses.
  — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• These sensory deficits can be helpful in some respects, though, because the I.S.S. tends to smell like body odor or farts.
  — Kim Tingley, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• The past year alone has brought forth a raft of stories of fine dining that reach beyond sensory pleasure.
  — Mayukh Sen, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2023
• Well, the sensory cortex is right next door to the motor cortex primary, S1 and M1 as they’re called.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2023
• Younger kids can also play with the toys in a wading pool for fun sensory exploration.
  — Phoebe Sklansky, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
• Exposure to sound at too high a volume can fatigue the sensory cells and structures in the ear, Dillard said.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 15 Nov. 2022
• This was a noticing or sensory awareness of the coldness that was present in her awareness at the last undisturbed moment before the beep.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
• Meanwhile, the part of Mitzi that Williams tapped into was more of a sensory experience.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2023
• Visit a hummingbird and butterfly island and check out the sensory and wildlife gardens to make a full day of it.
  — Vicki Salemi, Chron, 21 Jan. 2023
• Also check out our favorite sensory toys for kids and our extensive age-by-age shopping guides such as the best gifts for 5-year-olds.
  — Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2023
• The main space of the treehouse will be one big room, but a sensory room providing a calming, momentary respite is also part of the floorplan.
  — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2023
• There are apparent pros and cons to being at either end of the sensory spectrum, Zeman said.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
• One thing a prosthetic hand can’t (yet) do is detect sensory feedback such as heat or cold.
  — Jessica Smith, Time, 7 July 2023
• The early learning hub contains toys, books, puzzles, a sensory light wall and building blocks.
  — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
• All his life, thoughts, feelings and sensory information have coursed through him at gale force.
  — Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2023
• There is a lot going on, a whirl of sensory stimulation — not unlike the sort of overload that, Gilbert explains, plagues those with ASD.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2023
• So, those are (roughly in order) the hands, the sensory apparatus like vision and haptics and sound and so on, and the ability to locomote to get the hands to work.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2023
• This stage is big on sensory play, and this set includes a selection of toys and sound-making objects that infants can explore with their hands, ears, and mouths.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
• The countless nerves that run throughout our bodies are super sensitive, sensory nerves—the ones that give feeling—even more so.
  — Amber Brenza, SELF, 8 Sep. 2023
• Through a series of sensory pores in their snouts, sharks can sense extremely weak electric fields, including those in prey used to move muscles or make hearts beat.
  — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• Inside the glass column, two dancing jellyfish pulse and flash, filling the room—already a sensory overload of color and sound—with neon light.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
• This is because dog noses have far more sensory receptor sites than humans.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
• These work together with the air vents and the fragrance dispenser in the center compartment to give a sensory experience.
  — Mark Andrews, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2023
• Everything down to the packaging the pillows arrive in was designed with sensory soothing in mind.
  — Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
• Kids of all ages enjoy the sensory experience of pushing patterns into the colored gel with these boards.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023
• Making homemade broth requires only a few minutes of your time, and the benefits extend far beyond sensory pleasure: to your health, wealth, and even the world around you.
  — Susan Puckett, CNN, 26 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024