Example Sentences

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According to the firm, the ad in question did not sexualise the act of performing searches - and that the humour referred to discomfort rather than sex.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

"Nobody's got the right to film other people and exploit them and sexualise them, make money out of them without their permission," she says.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Human rights groups reject accusations that teaching about LGBTQ+ issues in schools seeks to sexualise children.

From Reuters • May 28, 2022

I don’t automatically sexualise other people’s naked bodies, and I don’t feel that I’m behaving in a sexual way just by virtue of being naked.

From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2016