partner rape
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of partner rape
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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If your partner loves chartreuse but it makes you think of past-its-prime avocado, maybe it is used on a throw pillow rather than an entire wall.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2022
Carolyn Hax calls out a reader who wonders if his partner loves her pet more than him.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2017
His partner loves koi and tends to the ones in the garden in their townhouse.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2014
“But every thing went on smoothly, and Joseph would say to me when we met,– “‘My partner loves scandal a little too well–is apt to talk against others; but one thing I’m sure of–he’s honest.’
From The Cabin on the Prairie by Pearson, C. H. (Charles Henry)
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