How to Use the opposite sex in a Sentence

the opposite sex

noun
  • There were also two pictures of Jane and a friend of the opposite sex, Adam.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • At school, for the first time, the Brodericks were exposed to children of the opposite sex.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • Except its patrons flanked the perimeter of the space, speaking in hushed tones, sizing up the opposite sex.
    — A.r. Carter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Cast members get roughly 15 minutes with each person of the opposite sex.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • One of life’s great revelations during those days for Avdija was the allure of the opposite sex.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The department found that as many as 61 students are competing on teams of the opposite sex in the district.
    — Lisa Frizell, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
  • His encounters with the opposite sex are notably humiliating, like scenes from a teen comedy.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Advanced students can find the famous tape of them performing at a Harvard mixer, doing a cute song about how self-conscious everyone felt around the opposite sex.
    — Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And yet, through the brown teeth and the raggedy clothing and the indifference of the opposite sex, Tupac found someone within the long gray hallways whose presence would prove life-changing.
    — Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The amendment also states public schools, including charter schools, can’t force students to share sleeping quarters with a member of the opposite sex, unless the students are family members.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Conservative laws and dress codes were enforced by the mutawa (religious police) who made arrests for playing music, wearing too much makeup, or being seen in public with a member of the opposite sex.
    — Felicia Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Jan. 2022
  • If the law is passed, anyone who enters a public facility like a bathroom or locker room designated for the opposite sex could be sentenced to a year in jail for a misdemeanor first offense, or up to five years in prison for a felony second offense.
    — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The production required a leap of the imagination for both Schneider and Seydoux who play characters, who have remained the same in spirit, but are now locked in the bodies of somebody of the opposite sex and whose previous life is a mystery.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • Wardens were previously required to provide, as well as cover the cost of, hormonal drugs and medically unnecessary procedures to prisoners who sought to physically alter themselves to appear as the opposite sex.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The preliminary injunction only addresses bathroom usage so the law will still fully criminalize using changing rooms designated for the opposite sex starting Wednesday.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • The study also examined six cockatoos from the Wagga Wagga zoo in Australia, pairing them with birds of the opposite sex, and exposing them to different settings including music, podcasts and silence.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • The district also agreed to submit annual certifications in 2026, 2028 and 2028 showing that students are not using facilities designed for the opposite sex, education records are available for parent inspection, and related policies are posted prominently online.
    — Kendrick Calfee may 9, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
  • Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares referred LCPS to federal authorities, accusing the school agency of improperly targeting three male students not for misconduct, but for expressing discomfort about sharing a locker room with a member of the opposite sex, according to Fox 5 DC.
    — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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