Example sentences for: prostitution

How can you use “prostitution” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • "The Chinese gangs are taking business from us in every area--in prostitution, in gambling, in fencing, in stolen goods," said one yakuza to New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof.

  • The merchant seaman, plantation owners, and businessmen who thronged the city streets also looked for the distraction of other pleasures, and prostitution was rife in the less salubrious parts of town.

  • To hear the critics bash him, the former White House political adviser's entire life has been a dalliance with prostitution.

  • The New York Times sees two trends in the deal: the prostitution of the royal family ("The next thing we'll see Queen Elizabeth doing commercials for Depends," says an American ad man) and America's sick fondness for notorious sinners.

  • Only during Prohibition did it branch out of ethnic neighborhoods and into bootlegging, gambling, and prostitution.


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