personal space
noun
: the distance from another person at which one feels comfortable when talking to or being next to that other person
You are invading my personal space.
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Internet users can't cope with a cat who behaves just like his dog sister and wants to be around her all the time—leaving her with zero personal space in return.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
No one has any personal space, so how would the ghosts of the past have anywhere else to hide, either?
Also making I-Jing’s integration into Taipei life a challenge is her left-handedness, amid a cultural bias that prefers the right hand as much as other arbitrary decorum.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
Planes are tight quarters, and respecting others’ personal space goes a long way.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
Respecting each other’s boundaries and personal space.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Apr. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
No one has any personal space, so how would the ghosts of the past have anywhere else to hide, either?
Also making I-Jing’s integration into Taipei life a challenge is her left-handedness, amid a cultural bias that prefers the right hand as much as other arbitrary decorum.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
Planes are tight quarters, and respecting others’ personal space goes a long way.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
Respecting each other’s boundaries and personal space.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for personal space
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“Personal space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20space. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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