sensational

sen·sa·tional (sen sā′s̸hə nəl)

adjective

of the senses or sensation
of, or in accordance with, philosophical sensationalism
1. arousing intense interest and excitement; startling; exciting
2. using or having effects intended to startle, shock, thrill, etc.
Informal exceptionally good, fine, etc.

sen·sa′·tion·ally adverb

modif.

Preposition: at

time: His finds in the numerous pits and wells were sensational at the time and can be seen in Edinburgh and Melrose today.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: They really want to create a culture where the overriding objective is to make the customer experience absolutely sensational.
have: One should always have something sensational to read in the train.

Modifies a noun

headline: Tuesday 19th April 2005 edition of the Daily Mail carried a sensational headline declaring " How Your Daily Vitamin Pills Could Kill You " .
debut: Cycling Britain's Jamie Staff made a sensational debut in the kilo event on the last day of the Mexico World Cup.
victory: However, in Tokyo Mary Rand's sensational victory in the long jump started the surge to a dozen medals.
revelation: We may be in for even more sensational revelations yet.
journalism: He resolved to apply the same methods of personal inquiry and " sensational journalism " which had been successful in regard to the Navy.
scenery: The wide, open slopes of Lech and Zürs have sensational scenery, and deep snow trails offer challenge.

Modifying Another Word

truly: For truly sensational views, take to the skies with our optional helicopter ride.
absolutely: They really want to create a culture where the overriding objective is to make the customer experience absolutely sensational.
simply: Like the beaches, our sunsets over the horizon are simply sensational.
quite: Fourth went to Ed Moore but only just, as he was chased across the line by the quite sensational David Mayes.
too: Nothing too sensational to report in the morning, two solid performances left little to do in the tennis.
so: Once I get off work, I feel so sensational, free and delighted.

Infinitive complement

read: One should always have something sensational to read in the train.

Used with adjective complement

look: Heathcote / Mt Ida This area is again looking sensational.
sound: From densely packed MP3/WMA music and DivX video to high-bandwidth SACD and DVD-Audio titles, this machine sounds sensational.
consider: John Thurtell's case was considered sensational at the time.

Preposition: in

role: Ronnie Barker, who by the mid-1970s was at the height of his profession, was sensational in the role.

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