striptease

Example Sentences

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I enjoy art that antagonizes you, and then, slowly, in an emotional striptease, reveals a gooey, loving center.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022

For Leonardo, the underlying machinery of the male body is humanity’s hidden engine, here revealed in an anatomical striptease that cuts through the outer cloak of skin to reveal muscle, tendon and bone beneath.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2018

Verdon stays in this complicated character throughout her awkward-on-purpose striptease and a manic romp touched with flamenco, burlesque and quasi-Indian fillips.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2018

A kind of teasing irony is detectable on Masseduction, a musical striptease on which Annie Clark – who performs as St Vincent – exposes herself on her own terms.

From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2017

The singer says she's Muslim and respects religious leaders, but notes: "A belly dance performed perfectly… isn't a striptease, it's a work of art."

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2016