How to Use voluptuous in a Sentence

voluptuous

adjective

• On stage, a man swallowed the leg of a chair and then hurled knives at a voluptuous blonde.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 20 May 2017
• This is a juicy, fresh, voluptuous wine that never goes over the top.
  — New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022
• Or have what must be the world's most voluptuous Tom Collins variant as a dessert drink.
  — Alison Cook, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2018
• In the mouth voluptuous waves of black fruits, red cherries, black licorice and even roast chestnuts.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
• If anything, that sounds like a more voluptuous woman to me.
  — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 17 Apr. 2018
• In his sleep, voluptuous women, with hips and laughter and hair.
  — Amos Oz, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
• But the form of the bluff is less voluptuous than before, the outlooks less dramatic.
  — John King, SFChronicle.com, 7 Nov. 2019
• Even for me whose body, my grandmother still likes to point out, is far more voluptuous than hers.
  — Leah Bhabha, Vogue, 28 May 2019
• The folds of the material, brushed cotton, seemed to him voluptuous in his heightened state.
  — Ian McEwan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
• In the mouth there are flavors of black olive tapenade, black raspberry and black plum with voluptuous mouthfeel and heft on the palate.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2022
• But there are also enough vibrant hues and voluptuous shapes to give it all a touch of optimism.
  — Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2022
• Now her voluptuous body was barely hidden behind a lacy black camisole and tight black jeans.
  — Good Housekeeping, 27 Aug. 2018
• In late August through September, the vibrant green hillsides turn a voluptuous shade of gold as the rice ripens.
  — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2024
• These voluptuous jet black brows were show-stopping enough to stand up to the actress's pillow-y lips, porcelain skin, and large baubles.
  — Hannah Morrill, Allure, 29 Jan. 2018
• Breasts that fit into a champagne glass always have been the ideal, and a waifish form is prized over a voluptuous figure.
  — Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2018
• In the Wild Eyed Rose, the voluptuous tartness of the grenadine gets to arc across the whole palate, supported by the warm light malt of the Irish whiskey and given a malic kiss at the end by the lime juice.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2022
• The rice is voluptuous with chicken broth and a rich chicken oil made from frying up the fatty scraps after the chickens are cleaned and clipped.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
• So did voluptuous women, and no one did zaftig better than Gaston Lachaise.
  — Gaile Robinson, star-telegram, 16 Feb. 2018
• Both to get around town ... and to get down in, with voluptuous protégé Vanity, aka Denise Williams, according to bbc.com.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 8 July 2020
• The broths let the flavors of the different add-ins come through, with lovely sunny notes from the bright, sweet corn and, in one precious spoonful, the voluptuous quail egg yolk.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 2 June 2017
• Some are short, some are tall, some are skinny, some are voluptuous, everything.
  — Tiffany Dodson, SELF, 6 Feb. 2019
• Paul Rubens, his women were voluptuous and plus size; but, for the most part, the models and muses were all of these beautiful, thin women.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
• Its voluptuous petals direct bees deep inside the bloom where the pollen is stored safely away from sensitive noses.
  — Nicole Clausing, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• The cast’s first meeting quickly gave way to sniping about eyebrow shapes; one queen was done up like a voluptuous rodent.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 16 May 2017
• Photos reveal a large sailboat with three masts, an on-deck pool and a voluptuous mermaid on the bow, that bears a resemblance to Ms. Sánchez.
  — Kevin Koenig, New York Times, 19 May 2023
• Smoky notes and voluptuous tannins complement the steak and pumpkin.
  — Sunset Magazine, 26 Jan. 2022
• In one image, Venus is voluptuous with long, possibly blonde hair.
  — Nina Siegal, New York Times, 8 May 2018
• Cardi joked while chatting with red carpet host LaLa that her voluptuous figure was thanks to her son.
  — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 May 2022
• The attraction starts with the bread, a square of focaccia mottled with voluptuous, deep brown bubbles.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• The mango actually tastes like voluptuous fresh fruit, while the orange is barely there, in a good way.
  — Bon Appétit, 13 Aug. 2021

Last Updated: 22 Aug 2024