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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Mills told reporters Tuesday he has never sexually harassed his staff, that he’s not under indictment, and that “it was essentially just something where it was a bad breakup.”
From Slate • Apr. 16, 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
“We’ve had all of these recent studies about younger people who don’t necessarily want to see sexually explicit material anymore,” said Brandy Monk-Payton, assistant professor at Fordham University.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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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