sexual relations
AmericanEtymology
Origin of sexual relations
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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The Catholic church requires that all clerics remain celibate - which is to abstain from sexual relations and marriage.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2022
Under French law, sexual relations between an adult and a minor under 15 are banned.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2021
In September, Slimani led a public call for the decriminalisation of abortion and non-conjugal sexual relations in Morocco, following the jailing of a journalist accused of having an illegal abortion.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2020
The center-left administration of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez vowed to make explicit consent mandatory in all sexual relations and to launch a program to improve gender awareness among members of the judiciary.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2019
Only 23 percent of Americans believed black people wanted to marry and/or have sexual relations with whites.5 Clearly, we still had a long way to go.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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