protected sex
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The ATF agent testified that she and Johnson had consensual, protected sex during their encounter, but that she soon became uncomfortable and asked that Johnson stop, which he did.
From Washington Post
The law protected sex, but not transgender status in particular, starting a 10-year legal dispute about whether one implied the other.
From New York Times
He preached not only protected sex but also the virtues of affection, commitment and stability — arguments that anticipated the values of the movement for same-sex marriage.
From New York Times
As long as the proper harm-reduction methods are in place—and you say you have protected sex—there’s nothing wrong with that.
From Slate
“There are many effective ways to prevent HIV in healthy individuals: for example, protected sex. And there are effective treatments if one does contract it. This experiment exposes healthy normal children to risks of gene editing for no real necessary benefit. In many other places in the world, this would be illegal punishable by imprisonment.”
From The Guardian
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