sexual relations

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. sexual intercourse; coitus.
2. any sexual activity between individuals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexual relations¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Some of the fantasies in Want are moving - the bereaved woman who craves touch and mourns the secondary loss of sexual relations.

From BBC

The same man is accused of repeatedly having sexual relations with a girl who was 15 years old when they met.

From BBC

It heard that he had previous “illicit” sexual relations with Katie and attacked her after discovering that she was in a relationship with someone else.

From BBC

The lawsuit accuses Rai of groping DC while on campus until her graduation in 2011, then having sexual relations with DC at his home the year after she graduated.

From Los Angeles Times

Gilliam also had sexual relations with the underage teens, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times