Explore Sodomy through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like buggery or perversion. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sodomy in a sentence
Sodomy meaning
- Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex.
- Anal sex.
Synonyms of Sodomy
Using Sodomy
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex. | Anal sex.
- Useful related words include: buggery, anal sex, anal intercourse, perversion.
- In the example corpus, sodomy often appears in combinations such as: of sodomy, sodomy in, sodomy and.
Context around Sodomy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sodomy
- In this selection, "sodomy" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, degree, see, itself, law, laws and twice stand out and add context to how "sodomy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include apartheid era sodomy laws and arrested for sodomy twice. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sodomy" sits close to words such as accordion, admires and aftermarket, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sodomy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jason Rowland is charged with one count of aggravated sodomy. (10 words)
Was there enough space to commit sodomy in a hansom cab? (11 words)
In Dubai itself, sodomy can land you in jail for up to ten years. (14 words)
The second officer, who worked at the facility for five years prior to his arrest, is charged with seven counts of first-degree sodomy in a series of alleged assaults on a different 14-year-old between Oct. 15 and Nov. 25, he said. (44 words)
Same-sex relationships are criminalized in majority-Muslim Malaysia, and those found guilty of same-sex intimacy can be punished with caning under Sharia law for Muslims, or prison sentences of up to 20 years under colonial-era anti-sodomy laws. (41 words)
Then Nasiruddin Ali admitted, on September 14, that there were cases of sexual abuse, “one or two cases of sodomy” in the dormitories, but denied that systematic, mass violence was being recorded. (32 words)
Did you know that Louis XIV’s brother, Philippe, dressed up in drag and that Leonardo da Vinci was arrested for sodomy twice? (23 words)
Was there enough space to commit sodomy in a hansom cab? (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
Sodomy was a crime that was often ignored, but sometimes punished severely (see sodomy law ).
Did you know that Louis XIV’s brother, Philippe, dressed up in drag and that Leonardo da Vinci was arrested for sodomy twice?
In 1941 he and five other men from Waseca County, Minn., were convicted of sodomy.
In 1999, he was convicted of attempted first-degree rape and attempted first-degree sodomy, per the registry.
In Dubai itself, sodomy can land you in jail for up to ten years.
It was the first in a litany of recorded crimes: sodomy, poisoning, whippings, obscenity, kidnappings, rape.
Same-sex relationships are criminalized in majority-Muslim Malaysia, and those found guilty of same-sex intimacy can be punished with caning under Sharia law for Muslims, or prison sentences of up to 20 years under colonial-era anti-sodomy laws.
Sodomy - which is the act of anal intercourse - is criminalised and these laws are strictly enforced by the government.
The sodomy law was amended in June 2021 making it a felony for a law enforcement officer to "subject a person to deviate sexual intercourse under any circumstances," Wine wrote.
Under SMA, a wife may seek divorce on the ground that her husband has, since the solemnisation of the marriage, been guilty of rape, sodomy, or bestiality, Mehta said.
Was there enough space to commit sodomy in a hansom cab?
A man from Webb City has plead guilty to sodomy charges against two children and has been given a 17-year prison sentence.
Anthony Francisco Jones, born on September 12, 1994, faces multiple charges, including forcible rape, sexual penetration by use of force, mayhem, torture, attempted murder, and sodomy by use of force.
A picture of two men together — according to Bob Marshall — was pornography of the mind: the sodomy may not have been visible, but it was still there, and still dangerous.
Jason Rowland is charged with one count of aggravated sodomy.
The Namibian High Court on June 21 struck down the country’s Apartheid-era sodomy laws.
Then Nasiruddin Ali admitted, on September 14, that there were cases of sexual abuse, “one or two cases of sodomy” in the dormitories, but denied that systematic, mass violence was being recorded.
The second officer, who worked at the facility for five years prior to his arrest, is charged with seven counts of first-degree sodomy in a series of alleged assaults on a different 14-year-old between Oct. 15 and Nov. 25, he said.
Anwar was arrested and jailed in the late 1990s on charges of sodomy and corruption that he and his supporters denied, maintaining they were aimed at ending his political career.
Apart from being persecuted for being homosexual, consenting same-sex couples are often also charged with sodomy and rape in Iran.
Common combinations with sodomy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of sodomy 13×
- sodomy in 10×
- sodomy and 9×
- for sodomy 8×
- with sodomy 5×
- sodomy was 4×
- sodomy law 4×
- sodomy laws 4×
- sodomy is 4×
- and sodomy 3×