sense
noun
any of the faculties, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body.
senses
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pluralof sense.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof sense (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
sensenounany of the faculties, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body.
Example Sentences
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The spidey senses of a Monterey school administrator started tingling when an invoice the food services director submitted for eggs, bacon and potatoes at Costco came with an exorbitant price tag.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Come for my colleagues’ smart insights about the midterms, stay for their killer senses of humor.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
Peter Hegemann, at Humboldt University of Berlin, and Georg Nagel, at the University of Würzburg, wanted to understand how a tiny, single-celled alga called Chlamydomonas senses light.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
By the time the sneaker giants came to their senses, they had already ceded that prime real estate to the unfamiliar, funny-looking products that have invaded our closets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Music should be taught through the tactile, kinesthetic, aural, and visual senses.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
