How to Use "Sex" with Example Sentences

sex (n): the state of being male or female; sexual intercourse

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Used with adjectives:

"He is at the age where he is beginning to notice the opposite sex."
(opposite)

"In some states, same-sex marriage is legal."
(same)

"They practice safe sex."
(safe, unprotected)

Used with verbs:

"She had an ultrasound to determine the baby's sex."
(determine, figure out, find, discover, learn)

"I am attracted to the opposite sex."
(be + attracted to, be + interested in)

"She has never had sex before."
(had, engaged in)

"Bobby refused to have sex before marriage."
(refused to have, abstained from)

Used with nouns:

"We discussed issues of sex equality."
(equality, education)

"I witnessed sex discrimination at my old school."
(discrimination, inequality)

"He would like to have a sex change."
(change)

"She has no sex life."
(life, drive, appeal)

"He was involved in a sex scandal."
(scandal)

"The movie star is known as a sex symbol."
(symbol, object)

Used with prepositions:

"There are huge differences between the sexes."
(between)

"She had sex with her husband."
(with)