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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The Home Office said it would take forward Baroness Casey's recommendation to review criminal convictions that may have been shaped by a person's experience of being sexually abused as a child.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
A woman named Lonna Drewes told reporters Tuesday that Swalwell sexually assaulted her in 2018 while she was thinking about running for the Beverly Hills City Council.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Sollenberger found that the woman who alleged Trump sexually assaulted her was interviewed by the FBI at least four times, but the public Epstein files only mention one of those interviews.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
In 2023 and 2024, two civil juries found that journalist E. Jean Carroll told the truth when she said Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025
Mendel had chosen peas after deep consideration: the plants reproduced sexually, produced clearly identifiable variant traits, and could be cross-pollinated with some care.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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