genuine sense

collocation in English

meaningsofgenuineandsense

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genuine
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/us
/ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/
If something is genuine, it is real and exactly what it appears ...
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sense
noun
uk
/sens/us
/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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(Definition ofgenuineandsensefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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And there is, of course, thegenuinesenseof curiosity.
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Despite debates amongst the contributors, moreover, there is agenuinesenseof broad consensus.
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There is agenuinesenseof expectation as the odyssey is begun.
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In some places, there was agenuinesenseof empathy between priests and their parishioners.
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The stimuli that are typically used in laboratory research on stimulus incorporation, such as films, never induce anything like agenuinesenseof real threat to one's own life.
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That some groups of workers felt agenuinesenseof respect and gratitude towards the elite and their employers was expressed through public ceremonies and the presentation of testimonials.
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There has been agenuinesenseof endeavour in analysing the situation and in putting forward ideas which would be helpful in finding solutions.
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We need to create agenuinesenseof unity in the nation.
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Do the gipsies have agenuinesenseof being involved in policies, or are they simply called in and told what is happening?
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I believe that the people have agenuinesenseof responsibility.
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We want to involve schools more in what we are doing in agenuinesenseof partnership.
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Few if any of us believe that children can grow up with agenuinesenseof moral purpose without a grounding in religion.
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There is agenuinesenseof shared purpose.
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Those excluded from the concession would in my view have agenuinesenseof grievance.
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Let us remember, also, that the men in this industry who have the greatest skills have agenuinesenseof vocation.
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I agree about the importance of trade unions having agenuinesenseof the need to experiment in modern developments in technology.
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There is agenuinesenseof anger about what has happened today.
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The disputes arise from agenuinesenseof grievance and unfairness.
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They are interested in politics or in some aspects of politics, and/or they have agenuinesenseof public duty.
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The commission says that the result was a sense of betrayal, a lack of trust and agenuinesenseof helplessness.
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