sex symbol

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sex symbol
Noun
  • This is one of those romantic musical-chairs situations in which couples pair off and try to keep one another interested while other sexpots cycle through the house and try to split up the power pairs.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
  • However, when Abby turns out to be a sexpot who distracts the men on staff — everyone from John Lutz’s Lutz to Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy — Liz attempts to set her straight.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The Silent Sinner, made by Campanacci’s CampanacCinema Studios, is mostly silent — Skrzynecka’s femme fatale is both deaf and mute — relying on music and montage to hold the audience’s attention.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
  • With Lee’s custom Dior look, Anderson marries sinuous lines and sensuality with a mysterious aura quintessential to the modern femme fatale archetype.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An absolute charmer, the film is an affecting look at the human-avian bond, with all its mysteries, warmth and ungainly practicalities.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Unfolding on a literal giant storybook of a set, with an aesthetic somewhere between Dalí and The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Color Theories is a complete charmer, witty and whimsical in equal measure.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The high pitch siren of the casualty bots sounded off in the distance.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The sensors were very responsive and instantly triggered push and email alerts, and the base station's siren was loud enough to be heard throughout my one-story home.
    John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Sex symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex%20symbol. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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