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Synonyms for sensational


Grammar : Adj
Spell : sen-sey-shuh-nl
Phonetic Transcription : sɛnˈseɪ ʃə nl

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Définition of sensational

Origin :
  • "of or pertaining to sensation or the senses," 1840; "aiming at violently excited effects," 1863, from sensation in its secondary sense. Related: Sensationalistic; sensationalistically.
  • adj startling, exaggerated
  • adj excellent, superb
Example sentences :
  • But there is here a chance for the sensational novelist to hang a tale upon.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • I was nervous, sensational, and theatrical without intending it.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Well, that's the problem of this sensational, big selling story.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • It's your own imagination, Edna,—your sudden and sensational imagination.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • Most of the novels and non-scholastic books were of a shoddy, sensational type.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • Of this sensational turn of affairs the European public had no inkling.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • She told him she had sold a sensational serial for a pound a thousand words.
  • Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
  • He defends them from the sensational editor and the unpleasant advertiser.
  • Extract from : « The Clock that Had no Hands » by Herbert Kaufman
  • For the romance of a little child is always incongruous and sensational.
  • Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • In the evening paper there was quite a sensational account of it.
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell

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