All 5 Uses of

sensual
in
The Guardian, by Nicholas Sparks

When she lifted the wineglass and took a sip, puckering her lips as she did so, Mike knew it was one of the most sensual things he'd ever seen.†
Chpt 16 *

sensual = relating to pleasing the body's senses

In the years since Jim had died, she'd had those moments when she felt rather ....sensual, she liked to call it; but it had been so long since she'd been to bed with a man, she'd sort of come to accept celibacy as a permanent way of life.†
Chpt 22

There was something sensual about a woman when she was doing those things, something that spoke of her desire to be considered attractive, Mike thought as he watched.†
Chpt 23

the way the streetlights played on her features as they walked the late night streets of Boston ....how she'd stared at him across the table at dinner ....the following weekend at Cape Cod, where they had strolled on the beach and had a picnic in the sand ....or a picnic and a hot-air balloon ride ....Jessica and Julie ....so much alike ....his thoughts of them combining into one ....images joining together ....Julie ....her tears as she watched Phantom of the Opera ....the sensual touch of her fingers as she cut his hair ....her empathy when he lied about his mother dying unexpectedly ....how proud she seemed when she introduced him to her friends at the bar ....God, he loved her.†
Chpt 37

Definition:

relating to pleasing the body's senses (in contrast to the intellect)