prurient

Example Sentences

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It’ll be purely sensational, purely prurient, even as it coldly rips through reputations, jobs and legacies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Otherwise, the only other mildly memorable role is a prurient neighbor played by David Cross, who is really just there to lend the indie production his star clout.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

More importantly, the political relevance of these two stories can't really be measured by prurient interest.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2024

He was at his best when he managed to winkle out sensitive details of a guest's life without appearing prurient.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2023

How full, and yet how empty for a prurient curiosity, and how reverently reticent even while they are triumphantly confident!

From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander