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Recent Examples of vampyIn Thierry Mugler Couture from fall 1998 Photo: Glen Luchford
Other Mugler looks in the film include vampy, dark-yet-romantic looks from his fall 1998 collection.—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025 The linking factor is a light, almost milky quality that sets them apart from vivid neons and vampy dark shades typically associated winter nail colors.—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025 Winter makeup tends to be synonymous with vampy lipsticks and deep eyeshadows.—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 Swift's 2017-2018 Reputation era was marked with edgy, moody color palettes, smoky makeup looks, vampy lips, serpent symbolism and lots of over-the-knee boots as seen during her tour and award show performances at the time.—Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for vampy
On this song in particular, there’s both this seductive whisper and this exaggerated, bimbo breathiness.
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Reanna Cruz,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
Across the technology investing world, investors are scaling their bets on a seductive thesis: Generative AI will transform low-margin service businesses into high-margin software companies.
Wearing a pair of black shorts and a cross necklace, the young star stares directly at the camera while striking a sultry pose.
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Michael Nied,
People.com,
20 June 2025
The Waterfront, all eight episodes of which drop today on Netflix, fits swimmingly into the sweaty and sultry pattern established by summer-premiering series like Snowfall, Claws, and Animal Kingdom before it.
For many players, the prospect of a Club World Cup at the end of a grueling season is not alluring.
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Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Mario Tama / Getty Images This rallying cry is alluring for many of the 4 million Iranian exiles and expats worldwide, just under a third of whom live in the U.S., according to Iranian Foreign Ministry statistics from 2021.
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