aphrodisiac
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
"Power," he was fond of saying, "is the ultimate aphrodisiac."
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023
He captures how power works as an aphrodisiac to Assange, who goes from the triumph of taking down the Swiss bank, Julius Baer to leaking classified government military records supplied to him by Chelsea Manning.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2022
Rhino horns are sold by poachers in South Asia, China, Vietnam and some other countries because of a belief that they contain an aphrodisiac and medicinal properties.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
It is, in part, a man called Elon Musk, who is a billionaire genius philanthropist and not a brand of aftershave with both aphrodisiac and organ-elongation properties.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 5, 2020
The Hindoo physicians state that the root decoction in milk is aphrodisiac; the root is also regarded as an antidote for the bite of the “cobra da cabelho,” but its virtue is purely imaginary.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
The insects are considered aphrodisiacs, delicacies and pets, said defence lawyer David Lusweti Namai.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Economic uncertainty, forced home schooling and the daily panic of contracting a deadly illness at the grocery store are not, it turns out, aphrodisiacs.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2021
Surgical scars, lost body parts and hair, chemically induced fatigue, radiological burns, nausea, hormone-blocking medications, numbness from neuropathies, weight gain or loss, and anxiety hardly function as aphrodisiacs.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2018
One encounter is papered over by the most questionable of aphrodisiacs, Van Morrison.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2017
He was fed up with traveling through exotic countries selling shark-fin aphrodisiacs, ginseng to cure all ills, carved Eskimo statues, stuffed Amazonian piranhas, and chinchillas for ladies’ coats.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
