single-sex
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of single-sex
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Sightings of Swift and Kelce gathering separately in single-sex groups have prompted major speculation about the stars’ respective bachelor and bachelorette parties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
A charity has won a Court of Appeal bid to continue a legal challenge over rules allowing trans people to use the single-sex facilities at Hampstead Heath's swimming ponds.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Ministers accepted the outcome of the ruling and updated guidance on single-sex spaces.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
The trust's Transitioning in the Workplace policy allowed a person to use the single-sex space that conformed with their gender identity, and anyone of that sex who objected could change elsewhere.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
They lived on the grounds in bleak, single-sex barracks that contained hundreds of concrete bunks separated from each other by only a few inches.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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