personal space
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The panel found that in 2019, while at Brighton Hill, Battye invaded a female pupil's personal space in a way that left her feeling uncomfortable.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
In a hybrid-work world, the office should be a place that enhances productivity and restoring a sense of personal space would help achieve that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
For some, withdrawing into a small personal space and lowering expectations seems like a rational, even self-protective, response.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
These findings are inconsistent with previous studies which report that sympathetic activity, or the "fight or flight" response, is activated when a stranger invades our personal space.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2024
They didn’t have a good understanding of personal space.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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