as in sex
the sexual habits and desires of a person
She is comfortable with her sexuality. a study of male sexuality
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Recent Examples of sexuality
Some viewers were even questioning their sexuality over the main romance between Akerman and Snow’s characters, queen bee Margo and the new liberal in town, Sophie, respectively.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
To conceal her sexuality in an effort not to have her photography marginalized.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Thematically, most teen movies tackle ideas around social hierarchies, sexuality and gender roles.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Aside from the young age, there is the layer of her sexuality.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
To conceal her sexuality in an effort not to have her photography marginalized.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Thematically, most teen movies tackle ideas around social hierarchies, sexuality and gender roles.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Aside from the young age, there is the layer of her sexuality.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sexuality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sexuality
sex
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So no therapy will work equally well, or even in the same manner, for both sexes.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Balls move the plot along in Austen’s novels because, much like the novel itself, a dance is a codified art form and the space where relations between the sexes are tested.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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