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.
  • 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
  • An intimacy takes shape in the trailer among drivers who, as early as 2 am, will be back on the road, scattered to their separate lives.
    Andrew Kay, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Lyonne and Seth Meyers have an easy intimacy that is chatty, fun, and perfect late-night fodder.
    Vulture, 3 Feb. 2023
  • To make an actor fill the frame, the camera must be placed much closer to the action, which can help create intimacy and produce an emotional wallop.
    Gabe Cohn, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The job rested on intimacy with justices, the ability to channel the bosses’ voices and views in drafting opinions.
    Jodi Kantor, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Duck Butter follows two women seeking better intimacy over the course of 24-hours.
    Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Santos and Carreira have fashioned a character that offers the audience the intimacy of her solitude.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Oatmeal and flagstone are winning options for warming up your space, and a moody midnight blue is a solid selection for bringing intimacy into an otherwise expansive room.
    Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Wesley said the podcast format made the most sense for the story, giving it a sense of intimacy.
    Julia MacCary, Variety, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, their task is to heighten the reader’s sense of intimacy to the most powerful person in the world.
    Alexander Sorondo, Vox, 31 July 2024
  • So a big part of those training sessions was about building that trust and intimacy.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Bare brick walls, stone columns, and vaulted ceilings give the place a kind of antique intimacy.
    Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
  • Using the large-format IMAX camera for closeups boosted both the tension and the sense of intimacy.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • This combination of space, intimacy, pastoral views and access to exceptional vineyards can’t be replicated on oceangoing yachts.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024

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