eroticism
Example Sentences
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She also embraces themes of eroticism, especially in the climactic penultimate episode, when all of the dancers, anonymized in floral-patterned body suits and face coverings, entangle in lustful and violent poses.
From New York Times
What I am seeing there is militant eroticism, the sexuality of violence.
From Salon
In particular, the reappraisal of his films’ stylization and eroticism — though he prefers not to think of them as “erotic thrillers” — is heartening given the critical drubbing they often received in their time.
From Los Angeles Times
To her, it makes an important point — that eroticism doesn’t have a cutoff date.
From New York Times
Meantime, we learn about life in a ghettoized town, about welding — and about unlikely eroticism.
From Washington Post
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