Grammar fix
a heightened sense
intensified feeling or awareness
a much stronger or more acute feeling, awareness, or perception than usual, often used to describe emotions, instincts, or senses that are more intense in a particular situation.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
After the accident, she developed a heightened sense of caution whenever she crossed the street.
In stressful situations, people often experience a heightened sense of awareness, which can help them react more quickly to danger.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: He has a heightened sense for danger.
Say: He has a heightened sense of danger.
'A heightened sense OF' something, not 'for'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'A heightened sense of X' is the set phrase; the paraphrase is long-winded.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
a heightened sense of
- of awareness
- of danger
- of urgency
- of self