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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Jurors were told that Michals never had a sexually transmitted disease.
From BBC
In long-lived species such as primates, this is likely to be a selective advantage: females survive until their offspring are independent or sexually mature.
From Science Daily
Epping has been a focal point for protesters since July, with thousands of people demonstrating outside the Bell Hotel after a resident asylum seeker was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the town.
From BBC
Five Canadian ice hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman were all acquitted by an Ontario judge on Thursday.
From BBC
Long added the creation of new offences would "add to a suite of measures already in place to protect people from intolerable sexually motivated behaviours" and "eradicate violence against women and girls".
From BBC
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