plural brothels
: a building in which prostitutes are available
For recreation, there were bars, after-hours joints, pool halls, strip joints, brothels, and transient motels.—
Darlene Nall
Darlene NallElizaveta is happy to become the madam of a high-class brothel.—Jonathan Fast
Jonathan FastIn the brutal red-light district of Chicago, at the dawn of the 20th century, most brothels emphasized "efficiency instead of fantasy."—Ada Calhoun
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Examples of brothel in a Sentence
the district is infamous for its brothels and drug dealers
Recent Examples on the Web
She’s also had parts in the Hulu period drama Harlots, set in an 18th-century brothel; the limited series Anatomy of a Scandal, a political thriller for Netflix; and, most recently, the teen mystery film Enola Holmes 2.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
Colin, who’s returned from his travels more dashing than ever, spends his days flirting with every eligible bachelorette in London, and his evenings sleeping his way through the brothels.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
Where to watch: Amazon Prime, Peacock Harlots Two warring brothels in 18th century London provide the high stakes drama that fuels the saucy historical drama Harlots.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 16 May 2024
Detectives also located evidence the home was being used as a brothel, Hernandez said.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Detectives identified the 53-year-old man as the primary suspect responsible for running the brothel, Hernandez said.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Lorene and hard-nosed brothel madam Mrs. Kipfer (Michelle Liu Coughlin) are written pretty close to type, but Mercado and Coughlin breathe appealing life into them.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2024
An anthropologist and primatologist, Hrdy had long taken the entrenched Darwinian view that men belonged in the boardroom or the brothel more than in the nursery.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Packed with saloons, brothels and gambling halls, Jerome earned a reputation as a wild and wooly place.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
Colin, who’s returned from his travels more dashing than ever, spends his days flirting with every eligible bachelorette in London, and his evenings sleeping his way through the brothels.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
Where to watch: Amazon Prime, Peacock Harlots Two warring brothels in 18th century London provide the high stakes drama that fuels the saucy historical drama Harlots.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 16 May 2024
Detectives also located evidence the home was being used as a brothel, Hernandez said.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Detectives identified the 53-year-old man as the primary suspect responsible for running the brothel, Hernandez said.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Lorene and hard-nosed brothel madam Mrs. Kipfer (Michelle Liu Coughlin) are written pretty close to type, but Mercado and Coughlin breathe appealing life into them.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2024
An anthropologist and primatologist, Hrdy had long taken the entrenched Darwinian view that men belonged in the boardroom or the brothel more than in the nursery.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Packed with saloons, brothels and gambling halls, Jerome earned a reputation as a wild and wooly place.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Brothel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brothel. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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