Explore Prostitution through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like whoredom. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Prostitution in a sentence
Prostitution meaning
- Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.
- Engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for goods (not necessarily money) or services.
- Debasement for profit or impure motives.
Synonyms of Prostitution
Using Prostitution
- The main meaning on this page is: Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay. | Engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for goods (not necessarily money) or services. | Debasement for profit or impure motives.
- Useful related words include: harlotry, whoredom, vice crime.
- In the example corpus, prostitution often appears in combinations such as: prostitution and, of prostitution, in prostitution.
Context around Prostitution
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prostitution
- In this selection, "prostitution" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, compelling, similar, global, services, involving and charge stand out and add context to how "prostitution" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acts of prostitution and that and another similar prostitution charge. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prostitution" sits close to words such as abandoning, benefiting and berth, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prostitution
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Naazir Jackson was arrested and charged with compelling prostitution and promotion of prostitution. (13 words)
Britons even appear more accepting on sensitive issues such as euthanasia and prostitution. (13 words)
Prostitution seeAlso Nevada is the only state where prostitution is legal (under the form of licensed brothels ). (17 words)
Certainly, every celebrity should have known better than to even consider meeting with a man previously jailed for luring an under-age girl into prostitution, but there is no suggestion of wrong-doing in any of the emails naming the stars. (41 words)
Barry, K "The Prostitution of Sexuality: The Global Exploitation of Women" New York: NYU Press 1995 Andrea Dworkin stated her opinions as: "Prostitution in and of itself is an abuse of a woman's body. (35 words)
Just as torture can be named enhanced interrogation, and logging of old-growth forests is named the Healthy Forest Initiative, words that lie about prostitution leave people confused about the nature of prostitution and trafficking. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Naazir Jackson was arrested and charged with compelling prostitution and promotion of prostitution.
He also used his cell phone to get women to commit acts of prostitution and that he used websites like Backpage and Eros to advertise women for prostitution services.
In June 2008, Mr. Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges of solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution with a minor.
Under a 2008 non-prosecution agreement, Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges in Florida of solicitation of prostitution involving a minor and another similar prostitution charge.
During the 8-hour course, presenters challenge the myth that prostitution is a “victimless crime” by sharing data about the realities of prostitution and sex trafficking in Northern Colorado.
Barry, K "The Prostitution of Sexuality: The Global Exploitation of Women" New York: NYU Press 1995 Andrea Dworkin stated her opinions as: "Prostitution in and of itself is an abuse of a woman's body.
Estimates place the annual revenue generated from the global prostitution industry to be over $100 billion. citation Prostitution is sometimes referred to as "the world's oldest profession".
Just as torture can be named enhanced interrogation, and logging of old-growth forests is named the Healthy Forest Initiative, words that lie about prostitution leave people confused about the nature of prostitution and trafficking.
Prostitution seeAlso Nevada is the only state where prostitution is legal (under the form of licensed brothels ).
Three implicated Luciano as controller of organized prostitution in the New York/ New Jersey area – one of the largest prostitution rings in American history.
Views on prostitution main Radical feminists argue that, in most cases, prostitution is not a conscious and calculated choice.
According to court documents, the accused allegedly were at the center of a years-long prostitution ring operating brothels in Cambridge and Watertown, as well as in Fairfax and Tysons, Virginia.
According to the Department of Justice, Neal served federal jail time for forcing two girls into prostitution, Fox 5 reported.
Britons even appear more accepting on sensitive issues such as euthanasia and prostitution.
Certainly, every celebrity should have known better than to even consider meeting with a man previously jailed for luring an under-age girl into prostitution, but there is no suggestion of wrong-doing in any of the emails naming the stars.
Devin Walker, 24, of Beaumont was indicted for solicitation of prostitution for an incident that occurred Oct. 26.
During a hearing including whistleblowers in the Hunter Biden investigation, Greene displayed censored images of Biden nude on poster boards, asking the witnesses if they believed he had violated federal laws regarding prostitution.
Epstein, a multimillionaire financier, pleaded guilty in 2008 to procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute.
Epstein was convicted in 2008 of procuring a child for prostitution and by suicide in 2019 at a Manhattan correctional center where he was being held on federal sex-trafficking charges.
Eric Gratz, 41, of Alburtis, the former EMS director of Allentown, was charged with solicitation to commit prostitution, a third-degree misdemeanor.
Common combinations with prostitution
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- prostitution and 31×
- of prostitution 25×
- in prostitution 18×
- for prostitution 15×
- and prostitution 14×
- soliciting prostitution 14×
- prostitution is 13×
- prostitution in 13×
- into prostitution 13×
- prostitution as 8×