Examples of eroticism in a Sentence
the subtle eroticism of his films
an actress known for her smoldering eroticism
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On the other side of the coin, a hearty shift toward big romance and a little eroticism has not kept Swift from dipping into her characteristically more reflective songwriting, as a yin to the album’s celebratory yang.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Yet the same works have been linked to Deleuze and Guattari’s 1972 book Anti-Oedipus, their unapologetic female eroticism read as a rejection of the psychoanalytic perspective that reinforces capitalist domination over human experience.
—Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
His introspective works would range from stories of ordinary life to more overt surrealism, their atmospheres tinged with dreaminess, eroticism and mysterious tensions.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Yet the same works have been linked to Deleuze and Guattari’s 1972 book Anti-Oedipus, their unapologetic female eroticism read as a rejection of the psychoanalytic perspective that reinforces capitalist domination over human experience.
—Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
His introspective works would range from stories of ordinary life to more overt surrealism, their atmospheres tinged with dreaminess, eroticism and mysterious tensions.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 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 26 Oct. 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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