“The scandalous novel was filled with prurience, depicting the characters' insatiable desires and explicit encounters.”

“Her prurience for the gory details of crime scenes made her the perfect candidate for a career in forensic investigation.”

“Is this not the same publication which prides itself on maximum prurience every Sunday?”

“What lustfulness would surround them, what constant pruriency, what stealing!”

“For Lockhart the pruriency seems to come from not only an improper physicality titillatingly described but also a gross, non-ethereal immediacy.”

“In an age where any type of pruriency is just a few clicks away, certainly there is room for an exhibition of photographers who aspire to make it into art.”