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
He and Phoebe Waller-Bridge had chemistry, overwhelmingly, in “Fleabag,” but that didn’t have anything to do with sexual attraction.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2024
“And what is sweeter than a romance based on friendship, not initially based on a physical or sexual attraction, but on a deep connection?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023
Though an estimated 1% of people identify as asexual – a sexual orientation most commonly defined as lacking sexual attraction – asexual people remain relatively invisible and are rarely researched.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2022
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
