amorous

Example Sentences

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Wiser and more practical than those around her, Maomao is able to play forensic detective, prevent assassination attempts, suss out political intrigue, resist an amorous eunuch and even ingest bits of poison safely.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

The results do not just overturn previous theories about amorous and peaceful meetings between groups of people.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024

“He builds them on the basis of elaborate improvisations, constructing long scenes of comic misadventures and amorous misunderstandings,” he wrote.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

Her poignant voice transcends genre, and the wistful study of love — familial, platonic, amorous — underlies the heart of all her stories.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022

Turkeys seem to be manic-depressive types, gobbling with blushing wattles, spread tails, and scraping wings in amorous bravado at one moment and huddled in craven cowardice the next.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck