How to Use object of desire in a Sentence

object of desire

noun phrase
  • The intent was to make the sleek, modern stereo an object of desire.
    — Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Your vision of man as object of desire was radical on the runways.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The fruit—massive, smooth, and unmistakably shaped like a woman’s hips—has long been an object of desire and mystery.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
  • My body, however, had become an object of desire—I was catcalled, harassed, or groped on the way home from the movies or school.
    — Leila Mottley, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Recently the path to purchase an object of desire has become just as important as the object itself.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
  • Heathcliff is an object of desire and Fennell’s desires cannot extend beyond her worldview, and clearly, that world is very white.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
  • What once evoked bingo afternoons and hard candies has now become an object of desire for those who want that classic, quiet-luxury vibe.
    — Alex Sales, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
  • What once evoked bingo afternoons and hard candies has now become an object of desire for those who want that classic, quiet-luxury vibe.
    — Alex Sales, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
  • For the first time, the original included two leads; all others feature the actor as protagonist and the listener as the object of desire.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Throughout the film, audiences watch Perfidia wield her sexuality, while also being an object of desire for both men.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The designer considered how this figure, both human and divine, transforms the object of desire into a cultural power.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2026
  • In two separate anti-romantic comedies this summer, Dakota Johnson is presented as both a subject and object of desire.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The placeholder icon does what mountains have done for millennia, serving as what the environmental philosopher Margret Grebowicz describes as an object of desire.
    — Christopher Schaberg, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Yes, more than a year after its debut, Heretic’s Nosferatu Eau de Macabre — launched as a limited-edition scent ahead of the December 2024 horror film remake of the same name — is still an object of desire among fragrance fans of the occult.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026

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