making love
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A feature debut by veteran English theater director Polly Findlay, “Midwinter Break” trains a microscope on the hidden cracks in a comfortable and even passionate relationship; Gerry and Stella still enjoy making love.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
In Turkey, Poland and elsewhere, democratic activists and politicians have turned back tyranny by making love a central part of their strategies.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
Mouginot, a biological anthropologist at Boston University, hadn’t expected such behavior from bonobos, which, unlike chimps, have a reputation for making love, not war.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 12, 2024
Such services have apparently become so successful at making love connections that even otters are getting set up online.
From Fox News • Dec. 9, 2020
"I should say that instead of their making love shabby, love covered them with a little glory."
From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert