sentient
adjective
having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
sentiently
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a word derived from
sentient.
Example Sentences
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Many organizations won’t even go that far; to maintain the illusion that their mascots move sentiently among us, the person on the payroll is sometimes known as the mascot’s “best friend.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2021
“If people did not jaywalk, the efficiency of New York City as a place to live and work would plummet,” he said, adding that “crossing midblock, sentiently, can be a very smart strategy.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2014
You threw a coin—Brazil’s nickel muck, a handful worth nothing—and it went below oscillating, as though sentiently dodging the contorted and convulsive figure of the boy diving after it.
From The Sea and the Jungle by H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson
It was as if the hedge sentiently took hold of her.
From The Second Latchkey by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
When a bacheler-man gits to givin' a lady Christmas presents," sentiently remarked Gran'dad, who had recovered his equanimity, "somethin's up besides cherity.
From The Tobacco Tiller A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields by Sarah Bell Hackley
