nonsexual
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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In 2020, Newsom signed a bill allowing formerly incarcerated firefighters who were convicted of nonviolent, nonsexual offenses to appeal a court to expunge their criminal records and waive their parole time.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
These same connections have recently been shown to shape nonsexual social connections in lab mice, and the new results suggest some common mechanisms of social attachments across both species and categories of bonds.
From Scientific American • Feb. 13, 2023
It is also perfectly possible to speak with children about the existence of transgender people and about families headed by same sex parents in an age-appropriate, nonsexual way.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2022
While infections are heavily concentrated among men who have sex with men, others can contract the virus through nonsexual contact and sharing contaminated items.
From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022
I loved Lucas Cader, in a very nonsexual way, and this all suited me just fine.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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