Collocations for "sex"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sex" in context.
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sex
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [good, bad, great, fantastic, disappointing] sex
- [safe, casual, unprotected, rough, kinky, gay, anal, extramarital] sex
- sex outside (of) marriage
- (don't believe in) sex before marriage
- (your) biological sex
- [desperate, looking, cruising] for sex
- call him up for sex
- [have, offer, refuse, need, want] sex
- have sex with your [husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, partner]
- have sex in [bed, public, the bath tub, the living room, the elevator]
- have sex on the [sofa, floor, terrace, beach]
- have sex every [day, week, month]
- have sex [twice] a [week]
- hasn't had sex for [months]
- was caught having sex with his [lover, mistress, secretary]
- always has sex on [her mind, the brain]
- the [teenager, boy, actor, student] is obsessed with sex
- [insist on, practice] safe sex
- is of the [male, female] sex
- [state, write, type] your sex
- what sex is your [puppy, kitten, dog, cat]?
- what is your [puppy's] sex?
- age, sex, location
- [members, people, persons] of the [opposite, same] sex
- attracted to (someone of) the same sex
- [shy, timid, confident] with members of the [opposite] sex
- [people, students, patients] of both sexes
- [battle of, equality between] the sexes
- sex sells [clothing, movies]
- [female, male, human, an animal's] sex organs
- the sex parts of [a plant, other men]
- [make, sell, use, play with] sex toys
- a sex [worker, offender, addict, slave, therapist]
- sex education [classes, lessons]
- the sex trade
- (use it) as a sex aid
- has [incredible, great, amazing] sex appeal
- [is, has become] a sex symbol
- performed a sex act (on)
- the [play, movie, book] is full of sex scenes
- slang: she's a sex bomb
- a same-sex [couple, wedding, marriage]
- sex up the [movie, book, story, plot]
- sexed the [movie] up
- sexed it up by [showing, including]
- sexually explicit: sexed her up
'sex' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AIDS
- TV
- abuse
- addiction
- adult
- advice
- age
- animal
- appeal
- appetite
- beast
- bizarre
- brain
- broad
- burst
- casual
- chat
- clap
- consent
- dark
- determination
- dose
- douche
- dream
- drive
- embarrassed
- embarrassing
- engage
- exploit
- fantastic
- female
- fiend
- force
- forced
- freaky
- gay
- gender
- glow
- goddess
- have
- homosexual
- intercourse
- janitor
- kinky
- lesbian
- lure
- marriage
- match
- mature
- meet