How to Use intimacy in a Sentence

intimacy

noun

• The band liked the intimacy of the nightclub.
• He felt he achieved a certain intimacy with her.
• Jenny and Sam share all the intimacy of tired commuters on a rush-hour train.
  — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2022
• But what immediately fell into place was a sense of intimacy that had eluded us on our Zoom catch-ups.
  — Lauren Mechling, ELLE Decor, 2 Nov. 2022
• The intimacy between the friends is easily heard and instantly felt.
  — Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022
• This delicate dance of intimacy is something that deeply resonates with Norgren and Thornefors as well.
  — Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
• The set’s intimacy coordinator helped make the two relaxed and properly prepare for the film’s crucial scene.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Nov. 2022
• L’alcazar in 1975, with it’s too-close-for-comfort framing of her face, does indeed capture the intimacy and joy of their era’s party scene.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2022
• With three kids, the couple has spoken candidly in the past about prioritizing intimacy with each other, even if they're exhausted from keeping track of their little ones.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022
• In his view the medium of longform storytelling gives viewers a context to and intimacy with victims that engenders empathy rather than titillation.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
• In a world that engages in false intimacy and performative friendliness, Wales Bonner’s reserve is calming.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2022
• Given the intimacy of podcasts, the impact of political podcasts can be especially powerful—for better or worse.
  — Oskar Serrander, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
• What’s great about the bus as a space to work in is that there’s an intimacy to it.
  — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
• This feels like that kind of intimacy wrapped up in a dress.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Mar. 2023
• Be charm itself on the 19th whilst the 23rd is for greater intimacy.
  — Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
• The square is vast and grand, but still retains a folksy intimacy.
  — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2023
• Hair braiding as a sign of true intimacy among friends or lovers.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
• From sleeping on a bench in the town square to exploring intimacy in the bedroom for the first time, here’s what the couples got up to this week.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
• But the track’s devoid of the warmth and intimacy that makes a Christmas song truly great and classic.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 2 Dec. 2022
• Real love is that level of intimacy, and the acceptance of the messy parts.
  — TIME, 17 Oct. 2023
• Make a separate living room to create a flow to your floor plan and intimacy to the rooms.
  — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 19 June 2023
• The first film portrays the world of male stripping with a buoyant intimacy, through the lens of a dancer’s memory.
  — Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2023
• Built in ‘62 for the World’s Fair, it’s been reupholstered a couple times since but retains the intimacy of a two-car garage.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
• In fact, sometimes a moody deep tone enhances the sense of intimacy and simply makes the space cooler.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 19 July 2023
• The intimacy of the wedding may have belied the planning behind it.
  — Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• There’s a sense of intimacy because Modest Mouse at one point was just three guys trying to fill space in a song.
  — Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023
• This approach gives a sense of intimacy to all the places Fink paints, whether mundane or sweeping.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• The use of Imax cameras also enhanced the intimacy of the story in the sense that van Hoytema shot faces very up close and personal.
  — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
• To indicate the intimacy of her new material, the singer made her nickname the title of her new album.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
• With a delicate touch, the editors of this year’s winner created a rich sense of intimacy despite the large scale of its story.
  — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024