uncanny sense

collocation in English

meaningsofuncannyandsense

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uncanny
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈkæn.i/us
/ʌnˈkæn.i/
strange or mysterious, often in a way that is ...
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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 ofuncannyandsensefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Barton's musical presence reiterates thisuncannysenseof place.
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The riffs are actually memorable, with insane blastbeat drums and anuncannysenseof timing guiding the songs as they charge through one by one.
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Despite this, those who observe him feel anuncannysenseof kinship.
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For viewers experiencing the work within the gallery there is anuncannysenseof a dream-like immersion in the phantasmagoria of late modernity.
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The raw, un-centered localized flash and his off the hip framing, creates anuncannysenseof the familiar which pulls the viewer in.
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He is notable for imagination and sensitivity to lyrics, coupled with hisuncannysenseof rhythm.
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These recordings display an artist who had anuncannysenseof sophistication in terms of ornamentation and a fearless bravura approach to the most daring virtuoso pieces.
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