sexually
Americanadverb
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in a sexual way.
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through or due to sexual intercourse.
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in a way that relates to biological sex.
Example Sentences
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For his first victim, who was 12 years old when he repeatedly sexually abused her, it was also the moment she realised her abuser had become a police officer.
From BBC
Some lawsuits against Roblox allege that predators are pretending to be children and convincing minors to send sexually explicit images of themselves on the platform.
From Los Angeles Times
"Let me make it absolutely clear, Mr. Combs categorically denies as false and defamatory all claims that he sexually abused anyone," one of Combs' attorneys Jonathan Davis said in a statement to the BBC.
From BBC
They reported that “OneTaste ruined them financially, coerced them sexually, caused unspeakable trauma in their lives, scrambled their minds, and suffocated their sense of self,” Huet writes.
From Los Angeles Times
Girls who'd been sexually assaulted were incarcerated, assuming the blame for their own abuse.
From BBC
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