Grammar fix
a profound sense
deep feeling (collocation)
used to describe a very strong and deeply felt emotion or awareness, often about something important or meaningful.
collocationC1occasional
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
After volunteering abroad, she was left with a profound sense of gratitude for everything she had.
One experience that changed my perspective was moving to a new country, which gave me a profound sense of independence and resilience.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: a profound sense for loss.
Say: a profound sense of loss.
'A sense OF [emotion]', not 'for'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Deeply penetrating sense' is overwrought; 'a profound sense of' is the set collocation.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
a profound sense of
- of loss
- of relief
- of pride
- of injustice