How to Use same-sex in a Sentence
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This can also be mirrored by same-sex couples.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
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That is, until the issue of same-sex partnerships came up.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
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Many parents are single, divorced or live with same-sex partners.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
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Let’s set aside that the case that prompted this intervention involves a same-sex male couple.
—Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
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Currently, same-sex relations in Ghana can lead to a prison sentence of up to three years.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
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The church got involved in a number of legal cases and campaigns opposing same-sex unions.
—Benjamin Park, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
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Another hardship would soon come his way as Baldwin began to write openly about same-sex love.
—Megan Marshall september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
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That would raise questions about how to handle same-sex couples who married while Obergefell was in effect.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
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Newsom allowed same-sex couples to get married at City Hall for 28 days.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Tusk's government came to power with a promise to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
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Tusk’s government came to power with a promise to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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While the script may look different in same-sex partnerships, the underlying risk remains the same.
—Jillian Sanders, Time, 22 Apr. 2026
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Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo is also home to a same-sex penguin couple.
—Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
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Opinion about the morality of same-sex relationships followed the same pattern.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
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In many kids who grow up to be gay, gender nonconformity manifests long before overt same-sex attraction does.
—Ben Appel, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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Frank was the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out, and also the first to marry a same-sex partner.
—Adam Reilly, NPR, 20 May 2026
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Though the statute assumes that couples using surrogacy are a man and a woman, the statute applies equally to same-sex couples.
—Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
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Of this group, over 10% still depicted some kind of romantic, same-sex relationship.
—Alex Wermer-Colan, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
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The Givens are one of the thousands of same-sex married couples who currently call D-FW home.
—William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
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The law also applied to same-sex couples who married in California but were not residents.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Creedon says one of the unique challenges of a long-term same-sex relationship is figuring out who will ultimately pop the question.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
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The pairing felt familiar to Barnes, who says that same-sex relationships among birds are far more common than many people realize.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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According to the study, while having a child from a previous relationship was linked to higher divorce risks, the risk was smaller among same-sex couples.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
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In the 2023 case of the web designer, the court said forcing her to create websites for same-sex weddings would violate her free speech rights.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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There was a significant risk before the draw took place that Seattle could host nations that criminalize same-sex relations.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 26 June 2026
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The couple knows there are still misconceptions about foster care, adoption, surrogacy, and same-sex parenting.
—Sugey Palomares, Parents, 18 June 2026
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In 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision in , ruling that same-sex couples had the right to marry.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
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The practice is generally defined as a method to change a person's same-sex attraction, essentially aiming to make a gay person straight.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
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Following a 2010 lawsuit, eharmony opened its doors to same-sex dating, no longer forcing users to use a separate app.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
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Consensual same-sex relations can lead to life imprisonment — or even the death penalty in certain circumstances.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
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