How to Use erection in a Sentence

erection

noun
  • Even my 6 year old had erections very early and was like: What is this?
    Anonymous As Told To Alexa Tsoulis-Reay, The Cut, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Three of the women say Halperin pressed his erection against their bodies.
    Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • At the time of its erection, the statue seems to have cost about $5,000, but that included its granite plinth.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2017
  • William had dreams of starting a steel erection business.
    Rustin Dodd, kansascity.com, 17 June 2017
  • However, those with big erections might want to think twice.
    Amanda Chatel, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2023
  • In the room, de Caunes alleges Weinstein went to the bathroom, then emerged naked with an erection and instructed her to lay down on the bed.
    Lily Herman, Teen Vogue, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Viagra works to improve blood flow to the genital area, which can help men get and keep erections.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 14 June 2018
  • And impeded blood flow is bad for erections, so anything that improves blood flow is good.
    Elizabeth Millard, Men's Health, 30 June 2023
  • While being abused, women can get wet, men can get erections, and many people even orgasm.
    Vanessa Marin, Allure, 11 Oct. 2018
  • There's also the intriguing test that measures the overnight erections of three college athletes.
    Daniel Gallan, CNN, 18 Dec. 2019
  • There would be calls for great education drives and the erection of museums and monuments to the victims of Nazism and Fascism.
    Douglas Murray, National Review, 30 Oct. 2017
  • At that age for men, the most embarrassing thing is unwanted erections, right?
    Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 20 Mar. 2019
  • Fatty fish also contains L-arginine, an amino acid used to treat problems with erections.
    Well + Good, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 July 2015
  • One of the key components of this supplement is its best price generic Viagra that helps men achieve longer and harder erections.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
  • All might be well in Barbara's world, but Gerald is experiencing curved erections and needs surgery.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2023
  • LaMelo was born practically in concert with the walls’ erection.
    Jake Fischer, SI.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • So, too, for a retreat from globalization: the erection of barriers to trade and the movement of people and ideas more likely than not will be one in which the U.S. almost surely will lose.
    Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 17 Feb. 2017
  • An erection occurs when blood rushes into the minuscule vessels of the penis.
    Josh Dean, Esquire, 15 Feb. 2017
  • This can make erections painful or difficult to achieve, leading to erectile dysfunction (ED).
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
  • A lot of these guys are also on heavy-duty painkillers or antidepressants, which affect their ability to get an erection.
    David Furst, National Geographic, 19 June 2016
  • Men who are disgusted or terrified can still have erections or orgasms.
    Joanna Schroeder, Vox, 23 Aug. 2018
  • Is your erection really more than protecting the sacred messy part of my womanhood?
    Diana Bruk, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Jan. 2017
  • If your erection lasts more than four hours, call your doctor immediately.
    Laura Bradley, HWD, 15 Aug. 2017
  • Horny goat weed works by inhibiting the enzyme that breaks down nitric oxide in the body, thus promoting blood flow to the genital area and inducing stronger and longer-lasting erections.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Of course, Johnson’s ambitions are far grander than a mild improvement in his erections: all his efforts are aimed at reattaining the organs equivalent to those of an 18-year-old.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The transplant procedure requires reconnecting tiny blood vessels, nerves, muscles, and the urethra and making sure blood can flow for erections.
    Michael Harthorne, Fox News, 25 May 2017
  • From female co-stars who give him the cold shoulder and fall asleep on-set, to Herculean struggles to maintain an erection for hours at a time while being denied lunch, Parry's portrayal of the porn star life is anything but glamorous.
    Susannah Breslin, WIRED, 18 May 2005
  • Next came construction of a wooden trestle down the center of the pit, followed by the erection of two gantry cranes that spanned the worksite and facilitated movement of heavy loads, particularly concrete.
    Jennifer Ott, The Seattle Times, 28 June 2017
  • The directors, a pair of music-video veterans whose chief thematic concerns were anal fixations and magic erections.
    Vulture, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Ducks’ erections are driven by lymphatic, not vascular, pressure, which means that their penises never become stiff.
    Richard O. Prum, The New Yorker, 17 May 2017

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