sexual attraction

Example Sentences

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“It’s very rarely about equal attraction to both sexes. More often, it leans heavily in one direction, or splits between romantic attraction toward one sex and sexual attraction toward the other.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

In the second series, Tobie Donovan’s character Isaac tells the rest of the characters he is asexual, meaning he experiences little or no sexual attraction.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

This exclusion extends beyond the doctor’s office: Assumptions that all people experience sexual attraction and romantic desires, also known as allonormativity, are embedded in housing, taxing and marital systems.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024

Asexual or “ace” is a sexuality spectrum of people who experience little to no sexual attraction to anyone.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

By that sentence, Tolstoy meant that, in order to be happy, a marriage must succeed in many different respects: sexual attraction, agreement about money, child discipline, religion, in-laws, and other vital issues.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond