Queer is an English word with synonyms like curious or faggot. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Queer in a sentence
Related words
Queer meaning
- Homosexual.
- Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
- Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc.
Synonyms of Queer
Using Queer
- The main meaning on this page is: Homosexual. | Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc. | Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc.
- Useful related words include: curious, faggot, fagot, homosexual.
- In the example corpus, queer often appears in combinations such as: the queer, of queer, queer and.
Context around Queer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Queer
- In this selection, "queer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, black, older, younger, people, sex and generation stand out and add context to how "queer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a younger queer generation for and an all queer cast made. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "queer" sits close to words such as simpson, mortality and necessity, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with queer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Outside of Queer/Bar, gaggles of queer icons will take the outdoor stage with music, drag, and burlesque performances. (19 words)
When we watch movies and TV developed for queer audiences and by queer creators, so much more becomes possible. (19 words)
The most refreshing thing about Hulu’s latest queer rom-com is that all the characters are super queer. (19 words)
Though queer art is limited, an in The Guardian discusses how queer art, particularly in video games and media, offers an opportunity for players to not only explore their queerness, but to find and contribute to meaningful communities. (38 words)
We've rounded up the best and brightest so you can mark your calendars for community-building get-togethers like The Gays Go To Green Lake and celebrations of queer joy including the Queer/Pride Festival. (36 words)
Along with GSC and Lavender House, there are queer student groups, such as the Queer Student Cultural Center, as well as courses and a minor in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender studies available to students. (35 words)
The first one looks at opportunities: how do women find each other or build queer lives when there aren’t the structures to meet queer people? (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
When there’s an older queer generation for queer people to learn from, and then a younger queer generation for people to preserve their records.
Along with GSC and Lavender House, there are queer student groups, such as the Queer Student Cultural Center, as well as courses and a minor in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender studies available to students.
I was happy to be seeing the queer culture and experiencing queer culture in a way I never had before.
Outside of Queer/Bar, gaggles of queer icons will take the outdoor stage with music, drag, and burlesque performances.
The first one looks at opportunities: how do women find each other or build queer lives when there aren’t the structures to meet queer people?
They are normal, which means, variously, that they are not queer; that queerness is normal; and perhaps that normal is queer.
Though queer art is limited, an in The Guardian discusses how queer art, particularly in video games and media, offers an opportunity for players to not only explore their queerness, but to find and contribute to meaningful communities.
When we watch movies and TV developed for queer audiences and by queer creators, so much more becomes possible.
While the Hays Code made queerbaiting more prominent throughout classic cinema by virtue of making queer conduct completely taboo, Feig flips the script, treating Emily's queerness as canonical and queer behavior as sacrosanct.
With D&D being so integral to Legendarium, it is particularly welcoming to those on the margins of society, especially queer folks and queer youth.
Beyoncé’s album “Renaissance” stands as a cultural milestone, celebrating the Black queer roots of dance music while shedding light on overlooked Black queer artists.
Members of the group told me that they took action because ‘the same systems of racial capitalism and colonialism that harm queer people in the UK harm all Palestinians – including queer and trans Palestinians’.
Milo Todd is co-editor-in-chief at Foglifter Journal, runs The Queer Writer newsletter, and teaches creative writing primarily to queer and trans adults.
The most refreshing thing about Hulu’s latest queer rom-com is that all the characters are super queer.
The Queer Muslim Project is Asia’s leading digital and cultural platform for queer, Muslim, and diverse voices, with a growing community of 70k+.
The reproductive justice movement was founded by Black women and is essential for queer people; sex education curriculums do not often include safer queer sex practices.
The Ultimatum: Queer Love is arguably a first for Netflix for featuring an all-queer cast made up of women and nonbinary people.
We've rounded up the best and brightest so you can mark your calendars for community-building get-togethers like The Gays Go To Green Lake and celebrations of queer joy including the Queer/Pride Festival.
I think the more different types of queer people we have in the media, the more ideas it gives young, queer people on who they can become.
It was not queer sex in private that merited police attention, but it was queer sex in public and semi-private spaces, like bathhouses and parks.
Common combinations with queer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the queer 23×
- of queer 22×
- queer and 17×
- queer people 16×
- and queer 14×
- queer community 13×
- for queer 12×
- to queer 9×
- queer women 7×
- by queer 6×