titillation

Example Sentences

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These patchwork visions have a restrained, contemplative air that carefully weighs the seriousness of their themes without ever dipping into melodrama or titillation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

He remembers being disturbed by the way adults around him discussed the 1973 film, with a mix of disgust and titillation, like a ghost story.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024

When he shaved his signature mustache in 2001 — “on a whim,” he said — his viewership erupted in titillation.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2020

Lately, however, Howard’s bare-knuckled methods drew more than titillation and newsstand sales.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2020

The appellation of droll dog however was repeated, till the two gentlemen could appease their titillation.

From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas