How to Use promiscuity in a Sentence

promiscuity

noun
  • But Jacks was not without his flaws, promiscuity among them.
    — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • In a number of those workshops promiscuity takes place in the most rude and horrible ways.
    — Win McCormack, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The film gets into some moralistic hand-wringing over the fact that her death should not be blamed on her promiscuity.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 May 2023
  • But for some animals, promiscuity is about being a caring mom.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 June 2022
  • These famous men were more well known for their promiscuity than their level heads, which may have been influenced by the disease.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Granda wasn't surprised that Falwell tried to pin the affair on his wife's promiscuity.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2020
  • But the promiscuity of his Twitter output is an outlier among his other tech habits.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 10 Feb. 2022
  • And other unworthy characters whose gambling and debts and promiscuity bring down those around them.
    — Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2020
  • Wind words proliferated and spread with untamed promiscuity, as did wind gods, all around the planet.
    — Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Yet that early alienation did not prevent her from embracing her wants as an adult and indulging in the pleasures of promiscuity.
    — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Daniel makes his promiscuity entertaining with the song’s steady percussive bounce.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
  • In that video, Bieber struts around a house party at a mansion, and lip synchs lyrics about promiscuity, alcohol use and the decadence of fame.
    — Giulia Heyward and Jeanne Bonner, CNN, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Written after a breakup with a boyfriend, its stylistic promiscuity mirrors his own journey to self-acceptance.
    — Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Having been raped at knifepoint, the friend received nothing from the school’s health services other than a lecture about promiscuity.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Its backers say that will fight pedophilia and discourage early promiscuity.
    — Vanessa Gera, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2020
  • In the era of shopper promiscuity, consumers are looking out for their needs first and pushing brands into a state of constant acquisition.
    — Rebecca Brooks, Forbes, 23 May 2022
  • These cancers are related to risky behaviors like promiscuity, smoking and drinking.
    — Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But intranasal promiscuity is a surefire way to increase those numbers, Nuzzo warns, and spread untold other germs besides.
    — Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2022
  • But the pill also generated intense debates over promiscuity and the morality of birth control.
    — Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2019
  • Others argued that allowing women to drive would lead to promiscuity and the collapse of the Saudi family.
    — Jack Holmes, Esquire, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The Catholic Church condemned the birth control pill, preachers linked it to promiscuity and politicians urged pharmacies to pull the product from the shelves.
    — Steve Marble, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
  • There is an enormous difference between selfish promiscuity, coupled with appalling sexism, and sexting a 14-year-old, or rape.
    — Rosanne Cash, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2019
  • Russia is a conservative society that viewed the years of Yeltsin’s rule, and its onslaught of pornography and promiscuity, with horror.
    — Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
  • Perez Escobar also stars as man whose promiscuity hides something deeper and compellingly shows a seemingly happy-go-lucky man reduced to a mass of pain.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
  • One of the dominant figures in Ira’s life and in the film is his mother, Maw-maw, who constantly scolds him for his promiscuity and extravagance.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Nearly 40 years later, Foster views the accident as a blessing that saved him from a wild lifestyle centered around drinking and promiscuity.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Some may try to keep this feeling at bay, Brodsky explained, by changing jobs, houses, careers, or lovers; by embracing hobbies, travel, or promiscuity.
    — Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The problem, experts say, stems from a lack of awareness and understanding of the virus, as well as persistent social stigma about the disease being a sign of promiscuity among women.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Instead, as the records that have come to light show, Hari was a scapegoat, targeted because of her brazen promiscuity, exotic allure and defiance of societal norms of the day.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Interiors celebrate promiscuity, and the serpentine symbol that marks the entrance hall carpet can be spotted on the jewelry of staff uniforms.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026

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