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# sensational

adjective (sensational; more sensational, most sensational)

«sensational» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very exciting and surprising, causing great interest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensational/#m1)
2. (informal) Extremely good: «you look sensational». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensational/#m2)
3. (of news) Made to shock or excite people more than the facts deserve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensational/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and sport it means amazing: «a sensational goal». In media lessons sensational headlines exaggerate to grab attention, so readers should check the real facts. Phrases: «a sensational win», «sensational news», «sensational headlines».

### Examples

- She scored a sensational goal from the halfway line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensational/#x1)
- The magician gave a sensational show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensational/#x2)
- You look sensational in that costume! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensational/#x3)
- The newspaper printed a sensational story that turned out to be false. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensational/#x4)
- It was a sensational comeback after being three goals down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensational/#x5)
- Be careful with sensational headlines online. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensational/#x6)

### Note

Adverb: «sensationally». Noun: «sensation». «Sensationalism» is reporting that exaggerates. Context shows whether it is praise or criticism.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sensational» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensational/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sensational» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sensational.html) on Mova free.