titillation
Example Sentences
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These patchwork visions have a restrained, contemplative air that carefully weighs the seriousness of their themes without ever dipping into melodrama or titillation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
The great Argento films were never just about titillation and blood-spatter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Most of all, he has an aesthetic that isn’t all about terror or titillation.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
But unlike that movie, which wobbled uncomfortably between titillation and moral panic, Bravo’s version of King’s story is sure-footed, her vision clear-eyed and genuinely risk-taking.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2021
The fact is, we all like to be "Colonel" and "Deacon" and "Doctor," instead of simple Jones, Brown, and Robinson; calling us "the judge" or "alderman" is a perpetual titillation of a pleasant feeling.
From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various
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