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
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
Bisexual — a person who has emotional, romantic or sexual attraction for a person of more than one gender.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Aromantic is an umbrella term used by people who don't typically experience romantic attraction, while somebody who is asexual does not experience sexual attraction to anyone.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 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
