Examples of eroticism in a Sentence
the subtle eroticism of his films
an actress known for her smoldering eroticism
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So naturally, themes like desire, eroticism and religion emerge as tools to think about the tensions of my characters within the film’s world.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
Sexuality and eroticism should be seen as something that brings us pleasure and joy—not something to be feared.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Diwan has said the script was conceived as an exploration of eroticism in the post-#MeToo era.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
Rodin said his approach to sculpting women was to portray them ‘as full partners in ardor,’ but such eroticism made his works controversial.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
Sexuality and eroticism should be seen as something that brings us pleasure and joy—not something to be feared.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Diwan has said the script was conceived as an exploration of eroticism in the post-#MeToo era.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
Rodin said his approach to sculpting women was to portray them ‘as full partners in ardor,’ but such eroticism made his works controversial.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for eroticism
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“Eroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eroticism. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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eroticism
noun
erot·i·cism
i-ˈrät-ə-ˌsiz-əm 
1
: the arousal of or the attempt to arouse sexual feeling by means of suggestion, symbolism, or allusion (as in an art form)
2
: a state of sexual arousal or anticipation (as from stimulation of erogenous zones)
3
: insistent sexual impulse or desire
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