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He looked at her with lustful eyes.
a chronically lustful college jock who was always chasing after girls
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The British actor finds the humor and sensitivity in his lustful swain, and his mellifluous voice is perfectly matched to Shakespeare’s prose.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Otto Hightower – 3 points The grandson Otto installed as king is overruling him in front of the people and getting bamboozled into ousting him as Hand by a man who trades secrets in exchange for lustful glances at Otto’s daughter’s toes.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 16 June 2024
After being possessed by a demon, high school queen bee Jennifer (Megan Fox) transforms into a literal man-eater, preying on lustful boys.
—Lia Beck, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
But when the actor playing Judge Brack, the play’s lustful old bachelor, emerged from the wings with his walking stick, eyeglass and thick mustache, the house erupted in jeers and boos.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Otto Hightower – 3 points The grandson Otto installed as king is overruling him in front of the people and getting bamboozled into ousting him as Hand by a man who trades secrets in exchange for lustful glances at Otto’s daughter’s toes.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 16 June 2024
After being possessed by a demon, high school queen bee Jennifer (Megan Fox) transforms into a literal man-eater, preying on lustful boys.
—Lia Beck, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
But when the actor playing Judge Brack, the play’s lustful old bachelor, emerged from the wings with his walking stick, eyeglass and thick mustache, the house erupted in jeers and boos.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Lustful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lustful. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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