Arab boys, who have rarely even seen rain, hurl soggy snowballs at each other, revelling in the sensation of being cold.

ECONOMIST: Bizarre attractions

It was freezing cold on the skin as I remember, and then the sudden contrast as the hot sensation of the needle pierced through.

BBC: Sniffing out medicine

Lewis bit into the cold turkey flesh and ate and ate, and as he did, he experienced a new sensation.

WSJ: A Christmas Tale of Hope and Renewal. For Dogs.

He was wrapped in the sensation of her absence, the gulls crying and circling, the crash and drag of the waves, a cold wind slicing underneath his clothes.

NEWYORKER: The Swan