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Recent Examples of vampyPriver looks glamorous for much of the film and gives a vampy performance.—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025 From Jennifer Lopez's vampy manicure to Dakota Johnson's minimalist merlot, the classic fall nail color is more popular than ever.—Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025 Cardi dialed up the goth glam with thin angled eyebrows and a vampy red lip and wore her inky black hair in voluminous curls.—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025 The film will follow the story of Valentín (Diego Luna) and Molina (Tonatiuh Elizarraraz), two inmates in an Argentinian prison who form a bond as Molina relays the plot of a glamorous Hollywood movie starring his favorite vampy diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for vampy
Channeling the Queen of Pop, Clarkson, 43, mimics the character’s seductive delivery before letting her signature belt soar on the tune’s top notes.
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Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
The seductive pull of righteous retribution gives way to a full-on god complex, setting the stage for an extraordinary cautionary tale in the form of a cat-and-mouse procedural.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
To be sure, McCartney gave the audience a gust of her signature style, showing a range of looks, from boss-lady pantsuits to sultry dresses in matte or sparkly jersey, some with cutout backs and bare shoulders.
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Her 2022 Cabernet Franc is garnet colored in the glass and has sultry aromas of crushed violet petal, bell pepper, pencil lead, ripe cherry, and dark chocolate.
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