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Examples of erotic in a Sentence
Amy Verner, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2024
The Kings have already made self-referential shows about lawyers and cops and priests and senators, dramas and satires and erotic thrillers about the lofty and corrupt institutions that structure our world.
—Phillip MacIak, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
And what were the circumstances of your reunion with Sydney for 2021’s erotic thriller, The Voyeurs?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
The result is anodyne — and lacks the erotic charge of an attraction with distinct flavor set against a recognizable world.
—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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Elemental and erotic, Andrea Arnold’s reimagining of Emily Brontë’s 19th-century novel drips with longing.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024
No one knows for sure when humans first figured out that mouth-to-mouth contact could be used for romance and erotic pleasure, but scientists reported in May 2023 that people were locking lips at least 4,500 years ago.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
Harking back to those erotic thrillers of yore, especially from the 1980s and 90s, writer-director Joy Wilkinson’s 7 Keys, her debut feature, starts out full of promise and potential — much like the impromptu hook-up that gets the plot rolling.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
Rogers noted there is evidence Alexander had more erotic relationships with women.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Greek erōtikos, from erōt-, erōs
1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing erotic
Dictionary Entries Near erotic
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“Erotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erotic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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