sexual attraction
Example Sentences
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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
The problem was, I’m asexual — a person who doesn’t experience sexual attraction.
From The Verge • Aug. 10, 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
