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How to use lustful in a sentence

12 example sentences · adjective

Lustful means full of lust; driven by lust. Example: “Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind.”

Examples of lustful by meaning

adjectiveFull of lust; driven by lust.

  • Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 161

More sentences with lustful

  • They were lustful looks from the devil to push me towards you.2023, Ümmühan Yaşar, The Secret Of The Lost Ring, page 132. From the entry devil in one's eyes
  • One must descend to lustful night visions before climbing the angel's ladder of sun-filled dreams.1990, Curt Leviant, The Man who Thought He was Messiah, page 123. From the entry angel's ladder
  • And the doctor’s Jezebel come running from her lustful bed, still astink with sin and fear.1932, William Faulkner, chapter 16, in Light in August, New York: Random House. From the entry astink
  • Robespierre, the very incarnation of lustful and deadly Vengeance, stands silently by..1922, Baroness Orczy, The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel. From the entry incarnation
  • Without it, how can I lay out the untamed lustful graspingness, the secret toughhearted avarice, of the old ambition?2017, Cynthia Ozick, The Din in the Head. From the entry toughhearted
  • Next up the valley beyond him lived Phineas Cowan, whose inclinations, in spite of his advanced age, were lustful and lickerous.1992, Tony Hillerman, The Best of the West. From the entry lickerous
  • Their wishful and loveful ( lustful ) thinking causes serious misperceptions, misinterpretations, misjudgements, and misvaluations about the beloved.1984, Mohar Singh Rao, Vital New and Revolutionary Principles of Human Psychology, page 202. From the entry loveful
  • Middle-aged Louisiana State University librarian Myrtle Rusk is tasked with patrolling the stacks to tell lustful students to take their hormones elsewhere.2010, George M. Eberhart, The Librarian's Book of Lists, page 42. From the entry misgrasp
  • While she is here, her youngest is, by pure chance, stolen away by a heroin addict who sells children for adoption by lustful Arabs.1996, Francis Wheen, Lord Gnome's Literary Companion, page 74. From the entry steal
  • Luckily, the king was being portrayed in “Queenist” caricatures as a haughty and lustful fop bursting out of waistcoats and breeches with his current mistress fawning at his feet.2020, May McGoldrick, Highland Sword. From the entry Queenist
  • Greaves's soul had up to that moment been "wantful, lustful,” and "working actively in lower regions,” but now it became “receptive of Spirit from the higher elements.2010, Richard Francis, Fruitlands: The Alcott Family and Their Search for Utopia. From the entry wantful

Meaning of lustful

  1. adjective Full of lust; driven by lust.

Full definition of lustful

Questions about lustful in a sentence

How do you use lustful in a sentence?
Lustful is used as an adjective. For example: “Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind.”
What is a short sentence with lustful?
“Robespierre, the very incarnation of lustful and deadly Vengeance, stands silently by..”
What does lustful mean?
Lustful means full of lust; driven by lust.

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