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as in erotic
of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire
he found her new dress very sexy while still being tasteful
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Recent Examples of sexy
Everybody’s trying to look so beautiful and sexy nowadays.
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Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
The hull has been optimized specifically for high-precision seabed mapping—one of the most important tools in modern oceanography—and, while not the sexiest feature, RV11000 will also carry the largest battery installation ever fitted on a ship.
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Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Sometimes, being sexy has nothing to do with nudity.
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Megan Vick,
Variety,
13 June 2026
As for assembly, a team of ten people built the bed and dressed the sheets in the 90 minutes the islanders spent getting ready for their sexy slow-motion pillow fight.
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Anusha Praturu,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sexy
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
The hull has been optimized specifically for high-precision seabed mapping—one of the most important tools in modern oceanography—and, while not the sexiest feature, RV11000 will also carry the largest battery installation ever fitted on a ship.
—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Sometimes, being sexy has nothing to do with nudity.
—
Megan Vick,
Variety,
13 June 2026
As for assembly, a team of ten people built the bed and dressed the sheets in the 90 minutes the islanders spent getting ready for their sexy slow-motion pillow fight.
—
Anusha Praturu,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sexy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sexy
Adjective
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Shirts tied to a specific tour, an album release or a now-defunct venue tend to be the most desirable.
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Such qualities might be unobjectionable, even desirable, in and of themselves, but their ubiquitous appearance across the internet has turned them into instant design clichés.
Adjective
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Even if people have no interest in exploring BDSM practices themselves, there is so much to be learned about sexuality from these erotic communities.
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In an Instagram video posted by Quinn, an erotic stories app that Abdalla and her Off Campus co-star Stephen Kalyn recently voiced a narrative for, Abdalla was seen wearing a $39 necklace.
Adjective
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That’s why everything looks different in a cold pool versus a hot shower.
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Either way, El Niño is likely to remain a hot topic throughout 2026.
Adjective
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With Sonja Tyspin’s cinematography imbuing an innocent, sensual curiosity, Kiyoko sweetly conveys the awkward thrill of fledgling emotions.
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Life in Paris taught me to be less rigid and more sensual, and back home in Connecticut, my dad was changing, too.
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“Sexy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexy. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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