How to Use sexpot in a Sentence

sexpot

noun
  • Unsurprisingly, the first-ever off-shoot came in the form of a lip gloss — the sexpot of your makeup bag.
    — Karina Hoshikawa, Allure, 9 Apr. 2019
  • While she may be viewed as a sexpot, this Colombiana is a true #BossLady.
    — Robyn Moreno, Cosmopolitan, 10 Oct. 2014
  • The front-runner dropped the family-friendly persona and went full-on sexpot with his shirtless salsa.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, women are frequently portrayed as ditzy sexpots or screeching old ladies.
    — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Ricci did not shy away from macabre material or transgressive themes, and the media was glad to cast her as an unruly sexpot.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022
  • On tap for Dundas' first solo runway show was a look that was part sexpot (dramatic, shimmery smoky eyes) and part romantic (braids tied off with long black ribbons).
    — Sophia Panych, Allure, 6 July 2017
  • Even if the depictions of women as sexpots and ingénues are as stuck in time as the rest of the story, there’s comfort in knowing that better days are ahead for the people of Paris.
    — Andrew Ervin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Sagal, an expert at playing earthy sexpots, is a welcome addition to the cast and story, as the barmaid/musician learns how to date a hedging new widower.
    — Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Some Mosuo dismiss her as a self-promoting sexpot whose antics feed gross misconceptions about Mosuo culture.
    — Jason Motlagh, Marie Claire, 18 Jan. 2018
  • This year, her look is less sexpot, and more Old Hollywood glam thanks to her new shorter 'do and major bling by Bulgari that could put the Hope diamond to shame.
    — Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2017
  • First off, Betty and Jughead are not marketed as these sexpots the same way that Archie and Veronica’s relationship is more based off of.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Nearly 41 million unimaginative adults will dress as Batman, animals, witches, wenches and pirates, with sexpot looks on many ladies’ lists.
    — Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Actress Nicolette Sheridan, who played a sexpot neighbor, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit, claiming that Cherry struck her on the head on the set.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Because Anderson had posed nude in Playboy and wore a bathing suit on television, the tape was used to further characterize her as a sexpot without substance or ambition.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The presence of Ginger and Mary Ann — the first a sexpot, the second a wholesome beauty — gave rise to an ongoing debate over who on the show best represented the male fantasy of womanhood.
    — Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Johansson said that her own growth helped inspire Natasha’s final evolution, leaving behind the sexpot who first strutted into Tony Stark’s private boxing ring in 2010.
    — Kelsea Stahler, refinery29.com, 12 July 2021
  • Niagara rocketed Monroe to superstardom, codifying her sexpot image as enshrined in reviews that compared her figure in her tight dresses to the beauties of Niagara Falls.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2022

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