How to Use phallic in a Sentence

phallic

adjective

• The poem is filled with phallic imagery.
• One of these towers seems to have breasts; others in the back of the room are somehow phallic.
  — New York Times, 30 Oct. 2020
• And at least the phallic image in this photo wasn’t made by AI.
  — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 23 May 2023
• Why, then, has the eggplant deposed the banana as the most phallic of fruits, at least in the digital sphere?
  — Ligaya Mishan Melody Melamed, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
• And now, Kim Kardashian is getting in on the phallic fun.
  — Devon Ivie, Allure, 4 Oct. 2017
• Not to mention, takes away all the phallic symbolism of the stopper.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 17 May 2021
• It’s this beautiful phoenix that came back out of the phallic ashes.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2022
• This makes some visual sense: Aside from the roots, orchids tend to look more vaginal than phallic.
  — Katy Kelleher, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2019
• Lesson: Get knocked down by a phallic rock seven times, stand up eight.
  — Taylor Kay Phillip, The New Yorker, 28 June 2021
• In the end, a velvet ring box opens to show a phallic-shaped diamond, because, of course, that’s the best way in for a second chance.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2022
• This is the second time this year the church has been vandalized in the middle of the night with phallic images, Roraff said.
  — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2022
• In a world of only women, there are no phallic structures.
  — Sandy Cohen, The Seattle Times, 30 May 2017
• Here’s another: Stationed near the bronze vulva is the skull of a bird with an enormous, phallic beak.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• From between Jupiter’s legs emerges the very phallic long neck and beak of the eagle with his bright, dark eye glaring down at the mortals below.
  — Monika Schmitter, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023
• Chewy breadsticks win the award for being the second-most phallic food at TJ’s, but soy chorizo won’t be beaten!
  — Alex Begg, Bon Appétit, 28 July 2021
• One idea was setting it a little bit earlier and having the sleeves tight with the skirts almost phallic.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• His work is rugged and phallic, austere and withholding.
  — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 11 May 2017
• The buzzy show got a fat phallic boost thanks to a full-frontal shower scene featuring Demos, and the first season was watched by some 67 million households.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2023
• Despite the phallic humor, the joke never overshadows the structure of the mystery.
  — Nick Vadala, Philly.com, 11 Oct. 2017
• Managing sweat and jiggly phallic simulacrums are all part of the grab bag of a body-centric show.
  — Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
• Sharks that glow in the dark, phallic peanut worms and uncannily displeased-looking blobfish were never meant to see the light of day.
  — Megan Gannon, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2018
• The city is masculine, full of gleaming, phallic skyscrapers, and to Elkin, this boys’ world is as where the real action happens.
  — Madison Mainwaring, New Republic, 9 May 2017
• The pine tree-looking ones are vegetative and the rather phallic looking ones are spore-bearing.
  — oregonlive, 9 May 2020
• Its tail was crafted in phallic-looking coils of clay and was peppered with electrical conduits, all of which have been cast in bronze.
  — Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018
• Even the phallic shifter feels odd and cheap, diminishing the significance of this car to some degree.
  — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
• Another tip: Don't buy anything too phallic if your partner is a cis-male.
  — Gigi Engle, Marie Claire, 25 Aug. 2017
• The duo dance in a rain of flower petals before the shot cuts to a phallic crystal embedded in a jewelry box, bringing the video to an abrupt ending.
  — Jude Zhu, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2022
• Londoners are waiting to hear if the 1,000-foot Tulip—with a design that many contend is more phallic than floral—will be approved.
  — The Economist, 29 June 2019
• The main building is a flagrantly phallic tower known as the Endowment.
  — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• Plus, a giant phallic shape was mowed into the grass just outside of Stansted airport, which is where the president's plane landed.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 June 2019

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024