How to Use sensual in a Sentence

sensual

adjective
  • Certain fragrances apparently heighten sensual experiences.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • To tie it all together, at the base of the perfume are the warm scents of earthy Namibian myrrh and sensual golden amber to ground the fragrance.
    Essence, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Adrielle leads us to a dimly lit, sensual room that has little slots for over 51 perfumes.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2022
  • In the characters’ case, quite a long, sensual way further.
    Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But as Jackson sees it, art must serve as more than a source of sublime sensual pleasures.
    Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The track is a tough, sensual slice of electro-pop with a lifted sing-along chorus about wanting to touch, feel you, need you, babe.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 May 2022
  • Every sensual curve, every gleaming touch of hardware, every lush leather accent is executed by the hand of a master craftsman.
    Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • There’s his sensual, supple tenor, which easily shape-shifts from crooning balladeer to party jam belter and hits the entire emotional spectrum in between.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024

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