How to Use platonic in a Sentence

platonic

adjective

• They had a platonic friendship, not a romantic one.
• Our relationship was strictly platonic.
• This is not to say that the soccer will be great, in Platonic terms.
  — Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 23 July 2023
• The dirt in my new yard is not the platonic ideal of anything.
  — Bonnie Kristian, The Week, 14 Oct. 2021
• Back in Cannes again, Iain is the platonic ideal of leisure.
  — Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 31 Aug. 2017
• In many ways the current version of the Nuggets is the platonic ideal of the NBA cult favorite.
  — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 21 Sep. 2017
• How to find the platonic ideal of a place and position in which to read.
  — Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 26 June 2021
• The first is that the belief in a neo-platonic soul is essential for faith.
  — Denis Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
• Despite its motor being in the wrong place, the 911 is thought to be the platonic ideal of a sports car.
  — Damien Scott, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2024
• Each had attended with platonic dates — she with one of his friends, and he with one of hers — and hung out in the same group.
  — Rosalie R. Radomsky, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2022
• Fight over who gets the last bite of the crispy com chay with Vietnamese sausage, the platonic ideal of fried rice dishes.
  — Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
• My point is that gay people have platonic friends – both straight and gay.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2019
• My point is that gay people have platonic friends — both straight and gay.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2019
• My point is that gay people have platonic friends -- both straight and gay.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2019
• My point is that gay people have platonic friends -- both straight and gay.
  — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2019
• My point is that gay people have platonic friends -- both straight and gay.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2019
• But the truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
• But the truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 3 May 2019
• But the truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 8 May 2019
• But the truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 8 May 2019
• But the truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 8 May 2019
• The truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 25 June 2019
• The truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2019
• The truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2019
• The truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2019
• This is laughable, as both are married and have been platonic friends of mine for years.
  — Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman, 15 Mar. 2018
• But the split does cause friction and a platonic break-up between Deb and her friend, which is kind of a bummer.
  — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
• The platonic ideal of a hori hori knife, complete with a sheath that boldly states the purpose of this tool.
  — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 13 May 2022
• Our relationship has been strictly platonic for the last seven years.
  — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025
• However, love — whether romantic, platonic or self-love — is crucial for healing.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025