Sentence examples for forbidden joys from inspiring English sources

The phrase "forbidden joys" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe pleasures or experiences that are considered taboo or not allowed, often evoking a sense of excitement or danger.
Example: "The novel explores the theme of forbidden joys, as the characters indulge in their secret desires despite the consequences."
Alternatives: "taboo pleasures" or "illicit delights".

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Looking like anything but a sports car, the WRX flies below the radar of class envy and car haters, a politically nonthreatening means of sampling the forbidden joys of acceleration.

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There are other glimpses too: the obsession so many Chinese have with obtaining a Beijing residence permit, the forbidden joy of discovering disco music and the creation of subversive art that makes mock use of Chairman Mao's effigy.

And no accident Catholic priests are forbidden the "impure" joys of women and that the "impurity" of women disqualifies them from becoming priests.

In a bright room just above the theater, Mr. Pearle, improbably boyish and artlessly talkative, spoke to Alexis Soloski about dress-up and the joys of forbidden meals at McDonald's.

The joy is in the forbidden".

To read about the joys and pleasures of sex was forbidden, unlike reading about rape, incest and genocide.

I'm still relishing the joy of being able to eat food that was forbidden to me for a quarter century. .

Also forbidden.

Completely forbidden".

Entrance forbidden".

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