How to Use intimate in a Sentence

intimate

1 of 3 adjective

• They remained intimate friends throughout their lives.
• They are in an intimate and committed relationship.
• An event that somehow felt grand and intimate at the same time.
  — Nikki Ogunnaike, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 May 2023
• The Dunk and Egg stories are more intimate two-handers with a bit of a lighter tone.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
• The rooms and suites, most with small terraces and sea views, are few, which makes this place more intimate.
  — Julia Buckley, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2023
• The cockpit feels close, more intimate than the others.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
• Raitt first performed at the intimate San Diego venue in the mid-1980s and has since played there more than anywhere else in the county.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024
• That show was a bit of a surprise in and of itself given that Keys seldom plays such intimate gigs.
  — cleveland, 16 July 2023
• Ben Vereen was among the small number of intimate friends greeting the group backstage before the party moved a few blocks away.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023
• At the rear is the Library Lounge, a smaller, more intimate space designed for solitude, and serves as the buffer with rows of seats behind.
  — Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
• Which is, of course, the entire point of exposing your most intimate contours.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2024
• This intimate, rustic spot in downtown D.C. is a favorite for Tuscan food and meat lovers.
  — Zoe Glasser, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
• More money got donors more intimate time with the presidents.
  — Colleen Long, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
• Spacey and groovy, feels like a blast of icy morning air with the intimate coziness of hunkering down indoors on frigid days.
  — Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023
• For those seeking a more intimate setting, the space can be reserved for private screenings.
  — Erik Maza, Town & Country, 28 July 2023
• This is an intimate, round-robin style performance that features some of the area’s top songwriters.
  — Jody MacE, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
• What was also very pleasing was the reduction in tummy cramps, improved sleep and less dryness in the most intimate of places.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
• The home also includes a fireside living room, an intimate paneled library, a simple, up-to-date kitchen, and a gym.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
• Its seat height and commanding view out remind us of the Kia, but the windows and fenders seem closer, making the Toyota feel more intimate.
  — Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
• But, according to Bomer, Halls doesn't get jealous of his husband's intimate scenes.
  — Jolene Latimer, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
• Davis writes about the Academy with as intimate a view of its workings, its awards, and its world-famous membership.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
• Lennon had a right to be mildly concerned, as Evans was then — and, arguably, now — the most intimate band insider to share their complete story.
  — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
• Li gives few interviews and renders sparse intimate details about her life beyond the videos.
  — Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
• To mark the occasion, Asghari posted a video of intimate moments from their wedding day.
  — Marissa G. Muller, Peoplemag, 10 June 2023
• Keep it intimate, and enlist support from your closest friends.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
• The track is raw and intimate, featuring Lenker’s voice alongside a cozy violin.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024
• After sweating it out on the court, all players will be invited to an intimate meet and greet with Alcaraz at the resort’s picturesque Agua Bar.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2023
• Though the cushions and carpet here are a nice coastal blue, the hanging plants and orange foliage give the space a cozy autumnal atmosphere, and string lights add an intimate glow.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 12 June 2023
• As the 2024 Oscar race nears its end, the films in play range from explosive epics to intimate dramas, incisive satires to elegant biopics.
  — Vogue, 2 Mar. 2024
• First came unforgettably intimate pictures of the Romani people.
  — Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024

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intimate

2 of 3 noun

• This isn't the first time the beauty mogul has rocked the Yeezy intimates look.
  — Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Aug. 2018
• Who among his intimates is left to say that as 2020 is about to dawn?
  — William McDonald, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2019
• The way he’d been treated, by both strangers and intimates, was grotesque.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 May 2023
• The second batch of images ranged from the formal, to the casual, to the intimate.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 June 2021
• Silky-smooth intimates, cozy loungewear, and even going-out pieces await you.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Nov. 2023
• Over the course of the novel, Finn toggles between these two dying, then dead, intimates.
  — Maggie Doherty, The New Republic, 16 June 2023
• Under such a guise, I was granted an intimate, if narrow, view into the lives of strangers.
  — Lizzie Widdicombe, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2021
• If Spanx’s clothing or intimates have yet to find a way into your drawers, the brand’s latest sale is the perfect time to add them.
  — Alex Warner, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
• Add an extra 50% off to marked down intimates now through July 8.
  — Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2019
• Always use a gentle detergent like the Clean & Cute Panty Wash to clean all your intimates.
  — Essence, 9 Aug. 2019
• The trouble with Aly,’ an intimate of his ventured, ‘is that he is grossly oversexed.
  — refinery29.com, 10 May 2018
• The conversation tacks back and forth from the intimate to the existential.
  — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022
• The pop star married her longtime boyfriend in an intimate, at-home wedding last Thursday.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 June 2022
• Your intimates drawer will thank you for stopping by True&Co.
  — Halie Lesavage, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2018
• With a size range that goes up to 3x and a diverse cast of models, Rihanna’s first foray into intimates breaks all the rules in terms of imagery.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 11 May 2018
• In the interim, the VS name and branding has been overshadowed by intimates game-changers.
  — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2019
• Samuel, who grew up in a household of faith, pokes fun at the pageantry of religion and the capriciousness of disciples with the precision of an intimate.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
• The firm is a veteran of the intimates industry led by Ariela Esquenazi.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2023
• After that initial acquaintance and over the next decade, the two would become close, even intimates, and remained friends until her death in 1954.
  — Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2023
• Shop all of the ultra-comfy intimates the brand has to offer, but don't forget about the adjustable, moisture-wicking sports bras.
  — Sarah Han, Allure, 12 July 2023
• This month, her long journey culminated in the launch of her cutting-edge ski intimates label, Matek.
  — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2018
• Two days later, Sheehan was in a room at the Ambassador Hotel on a floor surrounded by Kennedy intimates.
  — Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• Now, Wonder and Prince have played together publicly before, and made even in that intimate a setting.
  — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
• Even intimates of the deceased feel pressure to join the communal outpouring.
  — Bob Morris, Town & Country, 6 Aug. 2019
• The prince and his intimates admired and were captivated by Brummell’s aesthetic, quick wit, and charm.
  — Ignacio Peyró, National Geographic, 18 June 2019
• The divider is great for separating pants and shirts, the pouches are perfect for intimates and underwear, and the straps keep everything in their place.
  — Noelle Ike, CNN Underscored, 14 Aug. 2019
• The problem, as Krugman intimates, is that nobody wants to make the sacrifices required to fix the situation.
  — Adam Seessel, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2019
• Make no mistake, Bros is a very gay movie, from its wry one-liners about poppers and Provincetown to its intimate if hardly explicit love scenes.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2022
• The intimate, Encinitas amphitheater is set in a shady grove surrounded by layered tiers of plants and towering trees.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2022
• Outside of the central gallery hang paintings from an intimate to a massive scale that de Pareja completed after he was freed.
  — Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 11 May 2023

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intimate

3 of 3 verb

• Front Row Life Don't be intimated by the class front row.
  — Bianca Nieves, Teen Vogue, 28 Aug. 2019
• Speak your mind in the moment and don’t be scared or intimated to do so.
  — Mike Miller, PEOPLE.com, 30 Jan. 2018
• Cora intimated that the move was about the team’s faith in Duran.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
• Headlines have intimated all of that — starting with the sharp tech sell-off June 8.
  — Ken Fisher, USA TODAY, 25 June 2017
• Through brittle smiles, the day care intimated that Henry might not be able to stay.
  — Emily Schultz, Slate Magazine, 6 June 2017
• Harbaugh intimated in an upcoming book that the SEC is full of a bunch of big, bad cheaters.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 24 Aug. 2019
• Bryant had intimated such a stance in the past, usually done so in private.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 27 July 2023
• From the beginning, Cline intimates that Alex won’t be able to pull it off forever.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2023
• Jane Doe #3 testified, raising her voice on the stand, as to intimate the tone in which Weinstein spoke to her.
  — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 2 Nov. 2022
• Jazz looms large this weekend in Detroit’s arts scene, with concerts at venues ranging from large to intimate.
  — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2023
• The interior remains largely unchanged from its Boot and Shoe days, from the floor-to-ceiling wood and intimate back bar to the cafe-style front of the house and ivy-strewn back patio.
  — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2019
• The moment is one of a dozen this season that have intimated there's more than political sparks between the two.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2017
• Light is a big deal to Ms. Williams, with sources intimated but never specified.
  — Roberta Smith, Jason Farago and Will Heinrich, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2017
• Many events from food festivals to intimate tasting sessions will be held throughout the year.
  — David Nikel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
• Kukushkin also intimated that the pair lived at a time when fighting and conflict were prevalent throughout the region.
  — Fox News, 2 Aug. 2019
• Russian officials have been coy about what caused the problem, even intimating that a NASA astronaut may have drilled the hole while in space.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2018
• Then on Friday, Harbaugh intimated that U-M will soon announce a game to be played in a foreign country.
  — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2019
• Scale-wise, companies run the gamut from imposing to intimate.
  — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• The video adds another layer to one of Halsey's most personal songs, with a collection of home movies from her childhood and intimate behind-the-scenes footage.
  — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2020
• But like the woman who intimated that Ramaswamy could be Trump’s running mate, Andrew Grove has his doubts about whether the first-time candidate can pull it off.
  — Sara Burnett, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023
• It is intimated that Rajneesh is a hypnotist as much as a mystic.
  — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2018
• Obviously, the Trump camp is intimating that the June 9 meeting was a set-up and that the Obama administration may have been in on it.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 19 July 2017
• The club has intimated as much and has taken corrective action in some areas already, but make no mistake that Richey is not one of those flaws.
  — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 22 July 2019
• As sanctions took a bite, Tehran intimated that if Iran couldn’t export oil, neither would others.
  — Seth J. Frantzman, National Review, 17 Sep. 2019
• That phrasing works to intimate that there is another side to Donald Trump—a humane, loving, deep-down decent side.
  — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2020
• Russian officials have been coy about how the leak was caused, even intimating shortly after the leak's discovery that a NASA astronaut may have drilled the hole while in space.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2018
• Venues range from the 1,200-seat Zeiterion Theatre to intimate shows in Seaman’s Bethel.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022
• Young intimated the violent nature of video games might play a role in gun violence.
  — Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
• The dome tops look like pieces of the older ridged plains, intimating that the domes formed when the plains were pushed upward from below.
  — Robert T. Pappalardo Et Al., Scientific American, October 1999
• If your exercise or intimates drawers are in need of a refresh, there are plenty of deals to take advantage of, including performance leggings from Alo Yoga and Calvin Klein sports bras.
  — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024