sense of mystery

collocation in English

meaningsofsenseandmystery

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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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mystery
noun
uk
/ˈmɪs.tər.i/us
/ˈmɪs.tɚ.i/
something strange or not known that has not yet been explained ...
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(Definition ofsenseandmysteryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsense of mystery

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By hiding the interior in this way, asenseofmysteryand exclusion is created.
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Perhaps, in consequence, the one thing which offers a final cause for the revival is that which maintains asenseofmystery.
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There is a certain enigma of place, asenseofmystery.
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The teacher started the lesson by improvising a stampede that was musically exciting, and had asenseofmystery.
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As increasing specialization demanded the mastery of a more inaccessible body of knowledge, thesenseofmysterythat surrounded these occupations contributed to their growing prestige.
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There is asenseofmysteryabout where his party stands on almost every issue of importance affecting economic policy.
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There is a growingsenseofmysteryand doubt surrounding the provision of these aircraft for other purchasers.
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Fantastic light effects provide asenseofmysteryand dissolve the outline of objects.
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Highlights, for example, call attention to shapes and textures, while shadows often conceal things, creating asenseofmysteryor fear.
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Often details would be kept obscure to heighten thesenseofmystery.
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It's that compellingsenseofmystery, of the endless search and its undercurrent of loneliness, that sets this great filmmaker apart.
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In silent era movies, back-lit smoke was often used by filmmakers to createsenseofmysteryand sensuality in a scene.
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The picturesque style played with light and shade to lend the landscape asenseofmystery.
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This is done to keep thesenseofmysterysurrounding the ceremonies and their various symbols.
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These interiors evoke at once a sense of calm, as well as asenseofmystery.
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I wanted the video to have a classic feel; to be seductive but still keep thesenseofmystery.
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His pieces offer asenseofmystery, and yet a deeper meaning.
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Reviewers have said that they provoke a powerfulsenseofmysteryand myth a sense of old stories being told.
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Thesenseofmysteryand drama that his works evoke is balanced by the formal elegance of his compositions.
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