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Sense and Sensibility

American  

noun

  1. a novel (1811) by Jane Austen.


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Sense and Sensibility has been adapted for screen countless times before - including the hit 1995 film starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

It may be some time before we see as good copies of Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice again so these will live in the memory for a long time.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022

Willoughby, in "Sense and Sensibility," sings duets with Marianne and copies out sheet music for her.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2022

Colonel Brandon, unlike the rest of the company, pays Marianne "only the compliment of attention" when she is playing the piano in "Sense and Sensibility."

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2022

Ishmael found his mother at her kitchen table once again, reading the last chapter of Sense and Sensibility by lantern light and drinking tea with sugar and lemon concentrate.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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