Example Sentences

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The Alsatian chef Antoine Westermann has built a poultry-focused bistro that’s more compelling and carnally satisfying than any modern steakhouse.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2016

I like the notion that they are temperamentally, rather than carnally, suited to each other.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2013

Guyon wrote so carnally of the divine that Bossuet exclaimed; "Seigneur, if I dared, I would pray that a seraph with a flaming sword might come and purify my lips sullied by this recital."

From The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal by Saltus, Edgar

No marvel, then, if it be so little set by of those that are carnally minded.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John

Poggio, though a father both spiritually and carnally, was not a husband till the age of fifty-four.

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Westbrook, Richard B.