heightened sense

collocation in English

meaningsofheightenandsense

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heighten
verb[I or T]
uk
/ˈhaɪ.tən/
us
/ˈhaɪ.t̬ən/
to increase or make something increase, especially an emotion ...
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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 ofheightenandsensefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofheightened sense

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Increased dependence upon the centre, as well as aheightenedsenseof the border contributed to the development of national identity.
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This suggests aheightenedsenseof the visual dimension of the process of dying.
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Contemporaries developed a wide, comparative frame of reference which encouraged aheightenedsenseof competition with rival urban centres.
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Specifically, familial separation may create aheightenedsenseof relational insecurity that generalizes to children's views of new relationships.
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If anything, republicanism carried with it aheightenedsenseof respectability and community.
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Women's exposure to these practices may create aheightenedsenseof economic uncertainty and risk that focuses attention on future prospects rather than past performance.
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Finally, people with mania also have aheightenedsenseof meaning, with heightened perception, increased religious faith and so on, discussed further below.
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In short, how the expression of both construction and patterns of use may contribute to aheightenedsenseof self-awareness.
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Clearer definitions of property rights may be reflected in a stronger demarcation of personal space and aheightenedsenseof connection to place.
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At the same time, however, thisheightenedsenseof insecurity and the concomitant ambivalence towards the gang were the consequence of more than just their crack consumption.
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Street demonstrations became part of communist public 'discourse' and were highly visible attempts to gain control of the public sphere and create aheightenedsenseof social crisis.
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I feel aheightenedsenseof urgency as we contemplate and embark upon the enlargement process.
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But it is there, and local radio can help to meet and sustain theheightenedsenseof local community.
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It enabled me to anticipate my meetings with him with aheightenedsenseof pleasure.
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