How to Use eroticism in a Sentence

eroticism

noun
  • If that doesn’t sound like the height of eroticism, just wait.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2023
  • To include the eroticism was a choice that seemed crucial to me.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Claudel and Rodin both reveled in youth, dance and eroticism.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Lopez has a knack for the steamier side of things, the eroticism explodes off the page.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2019
  • In addition to its eroticism, the show is often, well, gross.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2021
  • What does the Tea Party movement have to do with anal eroticism?
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2016
  • This is not far from Kafka, though the language leans toward eroticism rather than angst.
    — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 June 2023
  • Severed from the workplace intrigue of costumes and shoots, the show’s eroticism blooms.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2022
  • This is eroticism without prurience.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The arc delivers a perfect shot of nostalgia and a rare flare of eroticism.
    — The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Every one will grow not only the series’ thriller aspect but also its eroticism.
    — Emiliano Granada, Variety, 8 Nov. 2021
  • And there are more examples of eroticism in early Balkan folk vampire lore.
    — Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The subtle and stylish eroticism of the old days, which as often as not was the contribution of gay artists, has lapsed.
    — John Banville, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019
  • Two others got down on all fours and tucked their heads deep into one another’s shoulders, in a scrum of male eroticism.
    — Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2019
  • And the acts of violence flavor the eroticism with a sadomasochistic tang.
    — New York Times, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Audrey said this film is an exploration of eroticism in the post-#MeToo era.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2024
  • But their steamy scenes don’t always resemble the eroticism of cinema past.
    — Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
  • There were few photographers who worked with gay male eroticism in any serious or direct way at the time.
    — Andrew Durbin, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Vampires always had this potential, and indeed the eroticism is there in the source text, which the movie makes some changes to.
    — James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The brief screen time doesn’t detract from the fact that his scenes are among the film’s most impactful — and not just because of the eroticism alone.
    — James Factora, Them, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Sonya becomes a sort of kink doula for Molly, easing her into new notions of eroticism.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
  • This hard-knock eroticism pervaded some of Bacon’s paintings, as well.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Have more of a loosey-goosey attitude towards pictorial eroticism in all its gooey forms?
    — Wired Blogs, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2006
  • There’s a ragged eroticism within this performance, born of the allure that comes with a star willing to play with their own image.
    — Vulture, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The beauty shots capture all the austerity and eroticism of haute couture.
    — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 18 July 2019
  • Showalter’s direction grants the film an eroticism without ever showing us more than a hint of bare bottom.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2024
  • So eroticism has been killed somehow, because of the overtaking of pornography.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024
  • But in the absence of his signature melodrama and playful eroticism, there’s still much to unearth.
    — David Opie, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2025
  • As awareness of the epidemic increases so should the incidence of foot eroticism.
    — Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2012
  • But that doesn’t mean that The Room Next Door is lacking in eroticism or tenderness.
    — James Factora, Them, 20 Dec. 2024

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