sense - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • humor: I like a bit of banter, think i have a good sense of humor.
  • urgency: Now, to create a sense of urgency, Blunt brings news of the rebels.
  • humor: He was a fantastic teacher with infinite patience and a great sense of humor.
  • pride: Teaching gives me a real sense of pride especially when I see my students doing well.
  • achievement: You also get a great sense of achievement seeing your process scaled up for the first time!
  • identity: The child creates its sense of identity from its various patterns of belief.

Converse of object

  • make: Would not make much sense to swap Lennon for SWP.
  • convey: Its design conceals the antenna inside a smoothly contoured form that conveys a crisp, business-like sense of style.
  • feel: They would certainly feel a deep sense of responsibility.
  • foster: Thus a priority will be to foster a greater sense of security for rural communities.
  • create: Now, to create a sense of urgency, Blunt brings news of the rebels.
  • retain: The Life Aquatic might feature a morally questionable lead, but retains a reassuring sense of quirky otherworldliness.

Adjective modifier

  • common: Nice Little Runner, Selling 4 My Mate Lastly, some common sense is always a good thing.
  • broad: The term ' Decorative Art ' is used in its broadest sense.
  • strong: It's very moving yet you're a person with a strong sense of fun in reality.
  • false: The only links on these pages are links to other pages in the same family creating a false sense of related linking.
  • real: For the pure in heart in a very real sense, THE BEST IS YET TO BE.
  • literal: All these people are paupers, driven from their country by starvation in the literal sense of the word.

Modifies a noun

  • organ: We have no sense organ for perceiving energy itself, our senses tell us of nothing but matter.

Noun used with modifier

  • dress: A keen critic of the dress sense of his contemporaries.

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