carnal

Example Sentences

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In the programmed, crisply percussive track, shared with the male voice of Young Jonn, they sing about ecstasy enabled by permission: deeply carnal but ethical.

From New York Times

Isn’t it true that for many women in places like Chillicothe, such carnal misery is an inescapable reality?

From New York Times

And even though a roast chicken might evoke a mood that’s more cozy than outright carnal, Roberts still thinks there’s something sensual about the dish.

From Washington Post

“Tom Jones” wallows in the lowest instincts of its people — instincts that are hysterically emotional and unfailingly gross and brutalizing when they are not simply carnal.

From Los Angeles Times

One would need a supercomputer and a bevy of Rand Corp. data analysts to keep track of all the couplings, love triangles and more ornate carnal geometries referenced.

From Washington Post