Definition: 1. The state of being male or female. 2. Activities associated with sexual intercourse. 3. Either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided.
Use 'sex' in a sentence:
1. All applicants will be considered regardless of age, sex, religion or nationality.
2. The entire film revolves around drugs, sex and violence.
3. During the third month of pregnancy the sex of the child becomes determinable.
4. Body language can also be used to attract members of the opposite sex.
5. Sex education is also expected to help check the spread of AIDS.
6. Her publisher wants her to spice up her stories with sex.
7. 18 per cent of women ranked sex as very important in their lives.
8. The sex of the embryo is predetermined at fertilization.
9. His voice oozed with sex appeal.
10. Sex and violence seem to be the staple diet of television drama.
11. The profession is trying to sex up its image.
12. She is exempt from sex discrimination laws.
13. Can you talk openly about sex with your parents?
14. Many girls have a kind of mechanical attitude towards sex.
15. They believe that sex is primarily for procreation.
16. He resigned after his implication in a sex scandal.
17. She continually failed to gain promotion because of her sex.
18. He was very open in his attitudes about sex.
19. He claimed that sex and violence on TV led to the corruption of young people.
20. It is illegal to have sex with a person under the age of 16.
21. It is illegal to discriminate on grounds of race, sex or religion.
22. Sex crimes were just as numerous as they are today.
23. Political sex scandals are all grist to the mill of the tabloid newspapers.
24. The sex scandal finally led to his downfall.
25. My sex life is my business.
26. Mention sex therapy and most people will titter in embarrassment.
27. How can you tell what sex a fish is?
28. Sex and death are strange bedfellows.
29. We want to cut across lines of race, sex and religion.
30. Please indicate your sex and date of birth below.
31. He found it difficult to talk to members of the opposite sex.
32. The majority of sex offenders have a low opinion of themselves.
33. Schwartz must register as a sex offender in New York.
34. Oestrogen is a female sex hormone.
35. The new technique has been used to identify the sex of fetuses.
36. Please supply the following details: name, age and sex.
37. He exudes sex appeal.
38. The movie is a potent brew of adventure, sex and comedy.
39. These drugs may affect your sex drive.
40. The child's same-sex parent acts as a role model.
41. Personal characteristics, such as age and sex are taken into account.