titillated

Example Sentences

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It was once the job of “sleazy” tabloids to destroy lives with lurid gossip that titillated the public but lacked public interest in the high-minded sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

It allowed them to feel self-righteous and titillated at the same time, an intoxicating combination that no fact can compete with.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2023

But while he is often titillated by watching how much attention he can command, and loves to try to manipulate the press, the reality behind the spectacle this time was unpleasant to him.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

Far from being titillated, I found I was unexpectedly saddened by this book.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2019

The prosecution of Marsha Colbey eventually caught the attention of the press, which was titillated by another “dangerous mother” story.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson