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sex

noun as in physical characteristics

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Example Sentences

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While this is a health issue for both sexes, it can affect them differently.

From BBC

Labour was the most popular choice among both sexes, with a slight bias towards women in the youngest age groups.

From BBC

The order claimed there were only two “immutable” sexes.

From Salon

The president has also ordered the removal of transgender servicemembers from the US military and issued an executive order that the US would only recognise two sexes – male and female.

From BBC

He said his administration would “recognize two sexes, male and female. These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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