intimacy
Example Sentences
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Mr. Gallo’s design for this is evocative, but a backdrop depicting a cityscape looms behind it, detracting from the play’s intimacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Jaafar's performance won praise from his uncles, who highlighted the acting newcomer's "wonderful job" in portraying a figure they knew with an intimacy few others shared.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Consistency and proximity, especially in the professional context of teamwork, collaboration and problem-solving, can make a work connection feel like it has more potential for romantic intimacy, depth and longevity than it actually does.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
"It's awful and you feel naked and open to attack because you worry about being rejected and maybe sometimes that will happen but when it doesn't that's where intimacy and close relationships start to grow."
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
It takes long intimacy, long and familiar interliving, before one kind of creature can cause illness in another.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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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