salacious

Example Sentences

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Cipriani has fictionalized the two men’s dealings, then spread “false and salacious lies to extract a massive payday.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

In his interview with the Sun, Ramsay, who was at the wedding, insisted nothing "salacious" or "inappropriate" took place.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Nuzzi is now promoting her new book, “American Canto,” published Tuesday, while Lizza continues to unspool a salacious, serialized version of his side of the story on Substack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

As a Netflix true crime film, “The Perfect Neighbor” is getting the same kind of clickbait headline treatment that a more salacious, less impactful documentary on the streamer would.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

It needs to be said too what salacious nonsense it is to claim that Lord Darlington was anti-Semitic, or that he had close association with organizations like the British Union of Fascists.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro