intimacy
Example Sentences
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“There’s a level of intimacy you get, and there’s a time frame built in when you’re at dinner, or at lunch, versus at a bar or at a coffee shop,” said Murthy, a 25-year-old paralegal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
He’s eloquent, and goes deep, and their talk has a late-night intimacy; it’s not in any sense entertainment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 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
These secret sorrows bring us into an uncomfortable intimacy with the narrator.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
What he wants is intimacy, but I can’t give him that.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" 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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