Used in a Sentence

sensibilities

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sensibilities.

Editorial note

Because making pictures -- however contrary to present sensibilities -- illegal is a bit too close to thoughtcrime?

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Capabilities to have emotions; feelings.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sensibilities gathered in one view.

noun

Capabilities to have emotions; feelings.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sensibilities.

noun

Capabilities to have emotions; feelings.

Example sentences

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Because making pictures -- however contrary to present sensibilities -- illegal is a bit too close to thoughtcrime?

2

This, as well as a lack of respect for an audience whose sensibilities almost certainly vary.

3

All offense is is something striking way outside your sensibilities, and you not even attempting to process what was said.

4

Silicon Valley is just a giant R&D college campus built off other people's money experimenting on each other's child like sensibilities.

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Computer-generated design is like a ghostly thread of expression of the design sensibilities of the writers of the software from which it emerges.

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Depends on your sensibilities and what you're used to, but personally, I consider an hour exceptionally long.

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Desirable Skills / Experience Strong mix of technical, design and business sensibilities.

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So now we need outside entities to curate what we see, to protect our delicate sensibilities?

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In other countries female drivers are abusing the sensibilities of men.

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It's not offensive to my sensibilities that Stripe has it's own processes and concerns as it relates to it's customers (not to mention regulatory requirements).

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In this era there are less mainstream sensibilities about news.

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If you bake a cake for a gay couple, you are part of a chain of actions that sort of, kind of, indirectly might offend your sensibilities.

Quote examples

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A bit like a (likely American) TV censor might "bleep" a word they don't want to expose people's delicate sensibilities to.

2

Running a "birth-free sex" program is an affront to the victorian sensibilities of genital shame and a general war on happiness.

3

I understand that many people have substituted a faith in "the market" for a faith in god, so forgive me if I offend somebody's religious sensibilities here.

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Another thing is that the cuisines of the world were mostly fomented or enabled by the "sensibilities" of nobility/rulers where there was such lineage, as was the case in France, China and a few other places.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sensibilities in a sentence?

Because making pictures -- however contrary to present sensibilities -- illegal is a bit too close to thoughtcrime?

What does sensibilities mean?

Capabilities to have emotions; feelings.

What part of speech is sensibilities?

sensibilities is commonly used as noun.