How to Use masturbation in a Sentence

masturbation

noun
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  • Each of my sons has talked to me about wet dreams and masturbation.
    — Anonymous As Told To Alexa Tsoulis-Reay, The Cut, 7 Mar. 2018
  • By the mid-’90s, the web had become the world’s masturbation mecca and the epicenter of the culture wars.
    — David Friend, Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Nearly a decade ago, Helfer wrote a blog post that said masturbation is not a sin.
    — Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
  • To find more clues about why masturbation arose, the team used a pair of hypotheses.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2023
  • The abuse ranged from groping and masturbation to anal, oral and vaginal rape.
    — Marc Levy, The Seattle Times, 14 Aug. 2018
  • Illinois fans of masturbation can be proud that like Venus II Sybian is made and sold right here in our fine state.
    — Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 14 Feb. 2018
  • So is the fact that more masturbation aids exist than colors in the rainbow, and then some.
    — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 3 Mar. 2018
  • Even more frustrating is the fact that no one was even willing to speak the the word masturbation when talking about the rules of the challenge.
    — Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 13 July 2021
  • But here are Lee and Wong with some thoughts on that ending, whether the show might continue, the origin of that gun masturbation scene, and more.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2023
  • As with so many myths about masturbation, this one’s not true, either.
    — Lisa Mulcahy, Men's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Masturbation can be so much more than a tool for getting off and there are so many ways to explore self-pleasure.
    — Corinne Werder, Teen Vogue, 5 July 2017
  • Or would there be some trumped up excuse about masturbation or cookies to keep O.J. locked up?
    — Angela Helm, The Root, 22 July 2017
  • All protest is a form of masturbation and can only lead to violence.
    — Andrew Altschul, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2020
  • As a general rule of thumb, masturbation is the safest way to get off during the pandemic.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2020
  • The most reliable way to have your first orgasm is through masturbation, says Marin.
    — Suzannah Weiss, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Touch yourself If masturbation isn't already part of your self-care routine, this is a reason to add it in.
    — Jessica Migala, Health.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • So a woman who can’t even have an orgasm via masturbation with her hand or a stream of water, should try out a vibrator and see if that works.
    — Time, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Use it alone to add prostate play to your masturbation routine, with a partner during foreplay, or even try it as a vaginal massager to hit the G-spot.
    — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The Handy, a motorized device that moves up and down to mimic masturbation for people with penises, is certainly the flashier of the two.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Is his self-on-self-love more like the science fiction equivalent of masturbation?
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 24 May 2022
  • For people with vaginas, the Match feels great during masturbation, too.
    — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Leklok means masturbation in Chamoru, the language spoken on the island.
    — USA TODAY, 5 May 2018
  • Both were charged with masturbation for hire and keeping a place of prostitution.
    — Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2021
  • At the Four Sixes, Jimmy shares a meet-cute with Emily, his partner in graphic horse masturbation.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021
  • There’s no reason for female masturbation to be a taboo topic.
    — Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, SELF, 27 Dec. 2020
  • The movie’s obligatory hookup scene—which features two pairs out of the five-person-crew making out, and four of the five teens topless—ends with Simon cracking a masturbation joke.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 July 2021
  • Arousal and orgasms both hurt—even during masturbation, said Dr. Seckin.
    — Lisa Haney, Health, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Since the 17th century, SREs were considered to be part of masturbation, which could cause many ailments and diseases.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2016
  • After he was discharged from the hospital, police jailed him both in the alleged masturbation episode and the campus police melee.
    — Ramon Antonio Vargas | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 21 Sep. 2020
  • When the two act out a lovers’ spat, the Oscar winner catches the audience off guard by miming masturbation under a blanket.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2021

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