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as in erotic
of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire
he found her new dress very sexy while still being tasteful
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Recent Examples of sexy
Kim Novak thinks the movie would be too sexy because Sweeney is such a bombshell.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
The writer, Zoë Bernard, tries and fails to be invited to any sexy parties at which Peter Thiel or Sam Altman might be in attendance.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Contestants — 16 young, sexy singles primed for Instagram glory — mingle and couple up aboard a luxury yacht sailing the Mediterranean Sea.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
All across what is probably the best pop album of all time, Michael got sexy, sensual, and introspective in equal measures.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sexy
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
The writer, Zoë Bernard, tries and fails to be invited to any sexy parties at which Peter Thiel or Sam Altman might be in attendance.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Contestants — 16 young, sexy singles primed for Instagram glory — mingle and couple up aboard a luxury yacht sailing the Mediterranean Sea.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
All across what is probably the best pop album of all time, Michael got sexy, sensual, and introspective in equal measures.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sexy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sexy
Adjective
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Brushes, on the other hand, dry out much more quickly, creating a less desirable environment for bacteria to breed.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Build knowledge carefully, and desirable results should follow.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Through a red chain-link curtain is a back room containing the likes of Screw, Al Goldstein’s erotic tabloid from the sixties and seventies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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An easy comparison with the version available concurrently on PPOV showed the omission of Sidney Sweeney’s partial nudity in the steamy scenes that helped turn Paul Feig’s rebooting of the 1990s erotic thriller into one of the year’s megahits.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The play, like the movie, is loosely based on a robbery that took place in 1972, on a boiling-hot August day, when an eccentric, deep-in-debt Vietnam veteran named John Wojtowicz entered a Chase bank in Brooklyn with a gun and two accomplices, hoping for a quick score.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Rather than offering just the standard facials and massages (which are also on the menu), the spa has red and blue light therapy and a treatment where guests can alternate between a hot sauna and a cold plunge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On the sensual afro-pop fusion, produced by Daramola, the artists sing about connecting and desiring each other, and even wanting to have each other’s baby.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
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All across what is probably the best pop album of all time, Michael got sexy, sensual, and introspective in equal measures.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Sexy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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