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as in erotic
of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire
he found her new dress very sexy while still being tasteful
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Recent Examples of sexy
Inspired by minimalist and industrial aesthetics, the tables nonetheless propose a new kind of sexy, dark and tactile home interior.
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Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The sexy Eagle Bar was calling us to snap out of our reverie.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
Margo stumbles upon a sexy-silly duo with the stage names Succulent Rose and Wang Mangler.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Gold and red blooms against the black backdrop add just enough contrast, while the hourglass silhouette strikes a balance between sexy and refined.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
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Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The sexy Eagle Bar was calling us to snap out of our reverie.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
Margo stumbles upon a sexy-silly duo with the stage names Succulent Rose and Wang Mangler.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Gold and red blooms against the black backdrop add just enough contrast, while the hourglass silhouette strikes a balance between sexy and refined.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sexy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sexy
Adjective
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Use of herbicides requires caution to avoid harming desirable plants and ensure the safety of yourself and others.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Macron underscored the need for European industry to innovate and win back consumers with better, more desirable products that will finance the EU’s defense goals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The erotic implications of vampiric temptation—and of glam-rock front men who generously offer to pierce an ear under the boardwalk—remain.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mercedes Bryce Morgan, who most recently directed 2025 erotic horror Bone Lake, is helming the script adapted by Angela Gulner and Yuri Baranovsky.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Provide afternoon shade for asters grown in hot climates.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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As a result, the wide, shallow bay, with its lacework of shoals and basins, grows hot and hypersaline, killing seagrass, fueling algae blooms and hurting the economy of the Keys.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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From cheeky shots of celebrities like Jane Fonda and Arnold Schwarzenegger to extravagant, sensual portfolios of America’s Olympic squads, the magazine’s pantheon of photographers have helped to define the genre of sports portraiture.—
Jonathan Pace,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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Here, the sado-sensual yearning of the Confederacy to instantiate itself through the fetishes and reliquaries of figurative sculpture is shown as hollow, impotent, all too discomfiting, and very real.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Sexy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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