carnal

Example Sentences

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But how do you make a movie out of Burroughs’ carnal psychedelia?

From Los Angeles Times

In “Suttree,” for example, one character has carnal relations with the entirety of a farmer’s watermelon field.

From New York Times

There’s an expressly erotic dimension to the men’s love for each other, as can be the case with intimate relationships, though not an explicitly carnal one.

From New York Times

In “Worth the Wait,” her duet with Apollo, Uchis promises carnal delights, but only if there’s a genuine commitment.

From New York Times

In the programmed, crisply percussive track, shared with the male voice of Young Jonn, they sing about ecstasy enabled by permission: deeply carnal but ethical.

From New York Times