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He looked at her with lustful eyes.
a chronically lustful college jock who was always chasing after girls
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Sister Megan, believing the sin of her lustful encounter with Father Charlie (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) has brought them to this dark place, ended that episode with a gun shot to the chest, and her fate remains up in the air after episode six.
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Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
Snake-like and sincere in equal measure, Lawrence is both a loving father and a showman performing that role — a man of God and a lustful opportunist.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
Kidman is in spectacular form, swinging from outrage to fear to ravenously lustful consent.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Purity culture, Gregoire said, teaches that women are responsible for men’s lustful thoughts.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
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Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
Snake-like and sincere in equal measure, Lawrence is both a loving father and a showman performing that role — a man of God and a lustful opportunist.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
Kidman is in spectacular form, swinging from outrage to fear to ravenously lustful consent.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Purity culture, Gregoire said, teaches that women are responsible for men’s lustful thoughts.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for lustful
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“Lustful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lustful. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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