1
: sleazy quality, appearance, or behavior
also
: sleazy material
2
: a sleazy person
Examples of sleaze in a Sentence
some sleaze will try to make a buck off of this tragedy
a real sleaze who is constantly mooching off friends, and friends of friends
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The film delivers the unapologetic sleaze that often appeared in ’80s horror flicks.
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Vanessa Maki, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
However, unlike that film's director, Claire Denis, Rollin is never afraid to indulge in camp, and occasionally outright sleaze, to juice his narrative at just the right moments.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
A touch of sleaze floated across this upscale-at-first-glance wardrobe.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
The rule breaker revived the indie sleaze aesthetic, brought club culture back into focus and toppled Clean Girl minimalism with her simple (yet effective) lime-green album cover.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
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Vanessa Maki, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
However, unlike that film's director, Claire Denis, Rollin is never afraid to indulge in camp, and occasionally outright sleaze, to juice his narrative at just the right moments.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
A touch of sleaze floated across this upscale-at-first-glance wardrobe.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
The rule breaker revived the indie sleaze aesthetic, brought club culture back into focus and toppled Clean Girl minimalism with her simple (yet effective) lime-green album cover.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sleaze
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“Sleaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleaze. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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