intimacy
Example Sentences
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Jeffrey Hall, professor of communications studies at the University of Kansas, says a thoughtful, honest exchange is what matters in creating intimacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
That level of intimacy and emotional support, a feature of many close friendships, is often what sets women’s friendships apart.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
"The bubble of the show assumes that there will be, kind of intimacy," she added, "and that is a dangerous situation."
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“Rather than wanting intimacy in a romantic capacity, just really wanting to be grounded and connected with someone… and finding something much more visceral and much richer.”
From Salon • May 11, 2026
Their clotheslines are strung with underpants, nighties, socks, a display of soiled intimacy, which they have washed and rinsed, plunging their hands into the gray curdled water.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing intimacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan
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