Examples of lustful in a Sentence
He looked at her with lustful eyes.
a chronically lustful college jock who was always chasing after girls
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For parents worried about the elementary-school set being corrupted by the lustful goings-on at Love Island, the good news is that nearly all of the show’s kids’ viewership (424 million out of 474 million minutes streamed) was among the 12-and-up crowd.
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Who wouldn't want to experience love for the first time against the lustful backdrop of fictional Cousins Beach, an idyllic East Coast town, Walker said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Rather than being lustful or playful, there’s a nervousness and a discomfort about her.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
The lustful reggaeton-bachata song about a twisted love affair would shock fans upon its release in the spring of 2005.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Who wouldn't want to experience love for the first time against the lustful backdrop of fictional Cousins Beach, an idyllic East Coast town, Walker said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Rather than being lustful or playful, there’s a nervousness and a discomfort about her.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
The lustful reggaeton-bachata song about a twisted love affair would shock fans upon its release in the spring of 2005.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for lustful
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“Lustful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lustful. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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