sex symbol

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sex symbol
Noun
  • This is one of those romantic musical-chairs situations in which couples pair off and try to keep one another interested while other sexpots cycle through the house and try to split up the power pairs.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
  • However, when Abby turns out to be a sexpot who distracts the men on staff — everyone from John Lutz’s Lutz to Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy — Liz attempts to set her straight.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Part-time investigators can’t resist a femme fatale’s desperate pleas (or ample pocketbook).
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
  • The reboot, directed by Chip ‘n Dale’s Akiva Schaffer (age 47), is being shepherded by Seth MacFarlane and Paramount, with Liam Neeson in the role of bumbling cop Frank Drebin — the part originated by Leslie Nielsen in 1988’s The Naked Gun — and Pamela Anderson as the femme fatale.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • For instance, Johnson County examined tornado data and changed its siren activation zones based on the historical data.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
  • Every year, everything stops at 1100 when sirens blare all over the country.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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“Sex symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex%20symbol. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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