intimacy
Example Sentences
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"Those years when you're sort of experimenting with how you show up in person with another person, how you flirt, how you think about intimacy, that was interrupted for many people," she says.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
A production that possesses a sense of intimacy, despite taking place in one of Manhattan’s larger venues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Jeffrey Hall, professor of communications studies at the University of Kansas, says a thoughtful, honest exchange is what matters in creating intimacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Hearing “The Heather on the Hill,” “Almost Like Being in Love” and “From This Day On” in the majestic intimacy of Pasadena Playhouse is a memory that will last at least a lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Taken aback, she not only dropped the receiver but admitted to him that she had — a small intimacy.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
Vocabulary lists containing intimacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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