how to pronounce sensational

/sɛnˈsɛɪʃənəl/

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sensational is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of sensational in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… but it was pretty sensational and mary …”

meanings of sensational

adjective:

Piquing or arousing the senses.
Exceptionally great.
Of or pertaining to sensation.
Provocative.

sensational frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word sensational occurs in english on average 3.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sensational can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sensational can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;