How to Use erotic in a Sentence

erotic

adjective
  • Rooting for her to get laid is one of the erotic peaks of the movie.
    K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
  • This came out in 1988 — the erotic thriller was alive and well.
    refinery29.com, 1 May 2022
  • There was something erotic for her in the melting of the wax, the weight of the seal.
    Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
  • The 17 rooms in our home in Echo Park are filled with erotic art.
    Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2022
  • At the same time, the erotic-thriller genre rose in prominence.
    The Economist, 9 Dec. 2019
  • The erotic parts of the diary could be self-mocking, too.
    Daniel Lewis, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Nov. 2022
  • That none of it was the least bit erotic was no surprise.
    New York Times, 29 June 2022
  • Richard Gere once again cannot get a break in an erotic thriller.
    Carrie Wittmer, Men's Health, 5 Jan. 2023
  • There’s a funny piece, one of the best in the book, about a lost erotic photo and a $50 bill.
    Anna Schachner, ajc, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Is there a parallel to be drawn to the erotic stories in the ?
    Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 16 Mar. 2020
  • The erotic parts of the diary could be self-mocking, too.
    Daniel Lewis, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The fact that the lovers conform to a type, in their sighing and gasping, seems to buoy up, not to pop, the erotic mood.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Watch the first trailer for the erotic drama in the video below.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 Feb. 2022
  • This year, the final erotic frames were shot on the premises.
    hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This year, the final erotic frames were shot on the premises.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The rose was the flower of Eros, the Greco-Roman god of passion and erotic love.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 25 June 2023
  • If the erotic thrillers of the past explored the dangers of lust, Park Chan-wook explores the risks of longing.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Still, viewers were quick to read the tangles of rosy limbs as erotic.
    Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • And then the second one is: What is the nature of erotic desire?
    Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The scene is vivid and erotic, and Paltrow won an Oscar for her role.
    Rhonda Garelick, The Cut, 23 Oct. 2017
  • The erotic tension in the Jackass movies is more daring.
    Armond White, National Review, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The film takes place between the family’s home and the erotic theater.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2022
  • And this is when the two share this erotic moment through a shared wall in their building.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Any erotic pain-play can stir up emotions in many of us.
    Gigi Engle, SELF, 12 Oct. 2018
  • There’s an erotic charge to it, a desire for the clinging girl but even more so for the boy who has her.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2020
  • In the movies, even casual erotic hookups tend to be viewed through a sheen of stardom.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The film is described as an erotic thriller set in New York’s fashion world.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
  • But their erotic films are about so much more than just turning on their fans.
    Brooke Obie, refinery29.com, 28 June 2021
  • The Tom of Finland Foundation works to protect, preserve, document and educate the public about his work and other erotic artists.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025
  • One memorable performance involved an artist who danced topless around the structural column, in imitation of an erotic dance.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 May 2025

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