prurient

Example Sentences

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Nothing is prurient, but what’s in the film is real and honest and messy, which is likely what it felt like if you had been in the middle of it.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

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

Neither satisfying the public’s prurient curiosity, nor allowing Epstein conspiracy theorists to second-guess prosecutorial judgment, nor placating a president’s political base is a valid reason to break the normal rule.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

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

Led and checked by Congress, the prurient and fearless, because anonymous, animadversions of the Press, now so often premature and inconsiderate, might be disciplined into serviceable capacity to interpret and judge.

From Congressional Government A Study in American Politics by Wilson, Woodrow