How to Use sensational in a Sentence
sensational
adjective- She looked sensational in her new dress.
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Your team play the first few days was sensational.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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And some of these songs are not just smart—they’re sensational.
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Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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How would a sensational trade deal with the Phoenix Suns look like?
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Jeremy Cluff,
The Arizona Republic,
4 Nov. 2020
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The Brits may have missed the most sensational part of the survey.
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Washington Post,
21 Jan. 2022
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As a team, the Lakers were sensational from the three-point line.
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Los Angeles Times,
31 Oct. 2022
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Dahlin’s night was sensational even by his standards.
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Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Marlins bullpen, which has been sensational of late, did its thing.
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Clark Spencer,
miamiherald,
4 July 2018
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The Clippers’ sensational sixth man missed his first three shots.
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Andrew Greif,
latimes.com,
24 June 2019
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Gauff was sensational and showed zero signs that the moment or the matchup was too daunting for her.
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Howard Fendrich,
Twin Cities,
2 July 2019
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For the past two days, the Foundation has been in the news for the sensational theft.
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Chiara Pizzimenti,
Vanity Fair,
31 Mar. 2026
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Kenady made a sensational diving catch in the right-field corner to end the game.
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Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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But of course, that kind of response would not have produced the headlines or sensational videos.
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Mary Ellen Klas,
Twin Cities,
11 Sep. 2025
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But once word was out, newspapers around the world ran with the sensational story.
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Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
11 Sep. 2022
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But Phipps has been sensational in his first two years leading the Knights.
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Richard Obert,
The Arizona Republic,
9 Feb. 2022
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The group just has so many sensational songs, the vast majority of which have stood the test of time so very well.
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Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
21 Aug. 2019
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Still, Noll thought that overall, the evening was sensational.
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Nick Perry,
Star Tribune,
26 May 2021
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Then there is Oak Park, which has been sensational in all but one game this season.
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Mick McCabe,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Oct. 2019
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On a clear day, the views are sensational, stretching all the way to Scotland.
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Joe Minihane,
CNN,
14 July 2022
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Aaron Judge has been sensational, but will need some help from the rest of the lineup in the playoffs.
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Peter Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
17 Sep. 2022
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But then again, Webb was sensational all spring with Posey behind the plate.
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Susan Slusser,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Apr. 2021
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Scroll below for sensational straw moments in street style.
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Irene Kim,
Vogue,
30 May 2026
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Betts hit his first homer with the Dodgers, had three hits, drove in two runs and made a sensational, long throw for an out at third.
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John Marshall,
Star Tribune,
1 Aug. 2020
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Yet Stifel didn’t want the film itself to be shocking or sensational.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
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Patrick Agyemang capped the game with a sensational strike in the 90th minute.
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Kyle Foley,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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My mocktail version is served frozen and gussied up with garnishes as flashy as those sensational hats.
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Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Needs to add weight but 2019 tape and numbers are sensational.
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Tim Bielik,
cleveland,
1 May 2021
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Baylor guard Dale Bonner has been sensational off the bench as of late.
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Michael Haag,
Dallas News,
17 Mar. 2023
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Those three movies, while sensational and (mostly) beloved hits, ended up being a tricky web to escape from.
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James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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Though the details of the prison break remain sketchy, the initial reports were sensational enough.
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Mark Landler,
New York Times,
9 Sep. 2023
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