titillate

Example Sentences

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Its descriptions of sex, violence and drug use continue to titillate teenage readers and draw bans from schools and libraries across the United States.

From Los Angeles Times

The prompts don’t titillate; they delight, educate and heal.

From New York Times

But while he is often titillated by watching how much attention he can command, and loves to try to manipulate the press, the reality behind the spectacle this time was unpleasant to him.

From New York Times

It harks back to the golden age of weird prime-time shows like “Twin Peaks” or “Lost,” which delighted, shocked, titillated and annoyed, but never in quite the way audiences expected.

From New York Times

Ironically, the film mirrors the callow cinematic dynamics it critiques: It titillates, even as it scolds.

From New York Times