How do you use Heterosexual in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like straight or mortal, plus the exact meaning.
Heterosexual in a sentence
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Heterosexual meaning
- Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
- Between two people of different sex.
- Having a sexual desire for the opposite sex seen as unhealthy, including a proclivity for nonreproductive sex.
Synonyms of Heterosexual
Using Heterosexual
- The main meaning on this page is: Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex. | Between two people of different sex. | Having a sexual desire for the opposite sex seen as unhealthy, including a proclivity for nonreproductive sex.
- Useful related words include: straight, mortal, somebody, someone.
- In the example corpus, heterosexual often appears in combinations such as: heterosexual and, of heterosexual, heterosexual men.
Context around Heterosexual
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heterosexual
- In this selection, "heterosexual" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, non, although, activity, women, anal and ally stand out and add context to how "heterosexual" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 80 000 heterosexual british has and a heterosexual ally is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heterosexual" sits close to words such as anthropology, behaved and bianca, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heterosexual
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Deliverance never came despite their persistent prayers to be the heterosexual couple they portrayed. (14 words)
Women who previously identified as heterosexual tried sleeping with women, though many maintained their heterosexual identity. (16 words)
A heterosexual ally is a heterosexual person who supports equal civil rights for persons with non-heterosexual orientations. (18 words)
I felt a tension of being policed in expressions of desire that jut against heterosexual norms; the ways that these expectations make contact with our bodies, and the empowering ways we can subvert this through art. (36 words)
That is, heterosexual and lesbian women's sexual arousal to erotic films do not differ significantly by the genders of the participants (male or female) or by the type of sexual activity (heterosexual or homosexual). (35 words)
And the people who are changing what sexually explicit film means and can be are many times at least a little queer (hello!) or pansexual, so they don’t often focus on heterosexual male pleasure. (35 words)
Of course, I knew people were given money for their weddings, but this seemed like an abstract, heterosexual concept to me: free money, for loving someone? (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
A heterosexual ally is a heterosexual person who supports equal civil rights for persons with non-heterosexual orientations.
Queerty’s homepage has 2 such reports on heterosexual guys seeking homosexual encounters but who are still heterosexual.
Depression is reported among lesbians at a rate similar to heterosexual women, Solarz, p. 69. although generalized anxiety disorder is more likely to appear among lesbian and bisexual women than heterosexual women.
In Kimberly R. McBride's 2010 clinical review on heterosexual anal intercourse and other forms of anal sexual activity, it is suggested that changing norms may affect the frequency of heterosexual anal sex.
Lesbians are more likely to exercise regularly than heterosexual women, and lesbians do not generally exercise for aesthetic reasons, although heterosexual women do.
That is, heterosexual and lesbian women's sexual arousal to erotic films do not differ significantly by the genders of the participants (male or female) or by the type of sexual activity (heterosexual or homosexual).
Women who previously identified as heterosexual tried sleeping with women, though many maintained their heterosexual identity.
And the people who are changing what sexually explicit film means and can be are many times at least a little queer (hello!) or pansexual, so they don’t often focus on heterosexual male pleasure.
And there is much to be reflected upon as one contemplates with horror the low rates of orgasm for heterosexual married women.
Contrary to the popular adage that in love “opposites attract”, a new study of over 80,000 heterosexual British has found that individuals tend to with those exhibiting similar qualities.
Deliverance never came despite their persistent prayers to be the heterosexual couple they portrayed.
For many, therefore, heterosexual interactions are fraught with the risk of unwanted sex – and of possible legal implications if a girl or young woman claims that sex is non-consensual.
Grant, along with other First Nations people, women, non-northern Europeans and non-heterosexual men, is vilified when he speaks out of turn.
Half of all Feeld users in the U.S. identify as something other than heterosexual; 10 percent are looking for people of any gender.
I felt a tension of being policed in expressions of desire that jut against heterosexual norms; the ways that these expectations make contact with our bodies, and the empowering ways we can subvert this through art.
In her view, this would lead to a more understanding society where non-heterosexual members are treated with respect, not discrimination.
Listen, I’ve got more than a couple of doubts about the institution and performance of marriage, especially when it’s on heterosexual terms.
Milan had been registering children of same-sex couples conceived overseas through surrogacy – which is illegal in Italy – or medically assisted reproduction, which is only available for heterosexual couples.
My worldview was more parochial back then; I naively believed that someone the state or their families would look out for heterosexual elders, but that we lesbians were on our own.
Of course, I knew people were given money for their weddings, but this seemed like an abstract, heterosexual concept to me: free money, for loving someone?
Common combinations with heterosexual
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- heterosexual and 17×
- of heterosexual 15×
- heterosexual men 15×
- heterosexual women 13×
- heterosexual couples 12×
- and heterosexual 10×
- for heterosexual 10×
- to heterosexual 9×
- as heterosexual 9×
- heterosexual marriage 9×