intimate
Example Sentences
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He has described Easter Lily as coming from "a more intimate place" with songs "about friendship, faith, endurance and renewal".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
From design prototypes of its biggest products to early patents, Apple’s CEO gave us an intimate look at unseen items that help tell the story of 50 years of company history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
At times, it almost feels too intimate, as if there’s a familiarity between filmmaker and subject that’s so innately present throughout filming that Coppola forgets not every viewer will come equipped with the same knowledge.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
At Harvard Law School, “Pop,” as his grandson called him, became an intimate of Felix Frankfurter, the future U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
In order to ask a question, it is often possible for Dr. Minerva only to intimate that she might ask a question.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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