as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
a chronically lustful college jock who was always chasing after girls
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Recent Examples of lustful
Long before the yelling and the lustful soil came the rabbit.
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Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
There is nothing quite so sluttish, apparently, as a lustful pistil.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
And all signs are pointing back to the church, though Honey gets a bit distracted with a new fling in Aubrey Plaza’s lustful cop MG Falcone and some family drama with her wayward niece Corinne (Talia Ryder).
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Venus enters Leo, heightening our passion and lustful nature.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
There is nothing quite so sluttish, apparently, as a lustful pistil.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
And all signs are pointing back to the church, though Honey gets a bit distracted with a new fling in Aubrey Plaza’s lustful cop MG Falcone and some family drama with her wayward niece Corinne (Talia Ryder).
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Venus enters Leo, heightening our passion and lustful nature.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lustful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lustful
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But the Seahawks and their passionate fans will take it; this title represents Seattle's second Super Bowl triumph and exacts a measure of revenge for the heart-wrenching, last-second defeat in Super Bowl 49.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Adler was a particularly passionate crusader against the scourge of child labor.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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But the audience size showed that a hot musical act could attract a significant chunk of the audience already gathered to watch the game.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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At this stage in its evolution, the central star, the one that’s contracting down on its way to becoming a white dwarf, is only slightly hotter than the Sun is.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Lustful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustful. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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