How to Use arousal in a Sentence

arousal

noun
  • The mass arousal seemed to be triggered by the smell of diesel and the noise of revving engines.
    Ruxandra Guidi, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2021
  • This is what comes up with fantasies and arousal and desire.
    David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 9 June 2023
  • The point is to continue arousal in whichever form feels best for you.
    Zahra Barnes, SELF, 14 Oct. 2020
  • The arousal serum gives you sort of tingly sensations, which can be a fun way to spice things up, and the lube is just great to have on hand.
    Gear Team, Wired, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Some of it is about what level of arousal hits our personal sweet spot.
    Gail Cornwall, Good Housekeeping, 8 Oct. 2022
  • These two strains of cannabis either relax or heighten your sense of arousal.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Harrington said this study shows that BChE is involved with this lack of arousal.
    Katherine Dillinger and Jen Christensen, CNN, 13 May 2022
  • Delta 8 has been utilized for centuries to enhance male arousal.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2023
  • The idea is to bring your partner to a high state of erotic arousal, then add an element of control that will blow their mind.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 13 July 2023
  • But the tricky part is that nerves can interfere with this arousal process, and you and your partner could get aroused at different speeds.
    Kim Tranell, Seventeen, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Every gummy has 1000mg of L-Arginine, which improves arousal and boosts blood flow.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The causes of erectile dysfunction can be due to any one of the factors which contribute to male arousal.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Jim wanted to show that this kind of arousal is generally not a pleasant thing.
    Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Studies have shown that arousal raises our pain threshold, so get after it!
    Georgina Kim, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Phones are a boundless source of information, which can provoke a state of arousal and alertness.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The male subjects were hooked up to monitors that measured their arousal when shown photos of nude men or women.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Nov. 2021
  • This can help enhance pleasure and arousal, making for a more intense orgasm.
    Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 29 Dec. 2022
  • This correlates to arousal signals like stress, or other states of high emotion.
    Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Sylvia Medeiros, a graduate student and the lead author on the study, tested the animals’ arousal thresholds.
    Sara Harrison, Wired, 16 Apr. 2021
  • With a unique blend of herbs and amino acids, such as horny goat weed, maca, and L-arginine, these capsules aim to promote blood flow, energy, and overall arousal.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
  • This occurs when the vestibular bulbs become engorged with blood during arousal.
    Kristine Thomason, Health, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The most remarkable finding, Stephan says, is that these people showed pockets of arousal in the form of fast brain waves during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
    Francine Russo, Scientific American, 7 June 2024
  • This makes sense because research has long shown that novelty boosts arousal and desire.
    Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
  • As a species that gives birth to helpless offspring and socializes our young over many years, humans respond to threats to a child’s well-being with fierce arousal.
    Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2020
  • The study also didn’t include any objective measures of arousal and orgasms.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The data from the zebra fish and the models of temperature, neuronal noise and arousal matched perfectly.
    Dana G. Smith, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
  • So screening a flick like the 2004 comedy hit Anchorman, which shows lead character Ron Burgundy in a state of arousal, might be a no-no.
    Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The first two episodes include graphic scenes of murder, naked dudes in various stages of arousal, and aggressive binge eating.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Nguyen explains that this approach shortcuts the body’s experience of arousal and desire.
    Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com, 22 May 2024
  • Those who seek postpartum pelvic floor therapy may notice an increase in arousal and orgasms.
    Renee Plant, Parents, 8 July 2024

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