the subtle eroticism of his films
an actress known for her smoldering eroticism
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Groups of bathers, wrestlers, and ironworkers radiate eroticism, but the couples resort to shibboleths, such as the middle finger extended, during a shoulder touch, in Jacques-Émile Blanche’s portrait of himself and his lover.—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 15 July 2025 There’s not much room for nuance here — the political horse-trading involved in creating this opportunity is particularly unconvincing — and the film’s leering eroticism undercuts the seriousness of its case for women as equals on the battlefield.—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024 So naturally, themes like desire, eroticism and religion emerge as tools to think about the tensions of my characters within the film’s world.—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 See All Example Sentences for eroticism
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