How to Use platonic in a Sentence

platonic

adjective

• They had a platonic friendship, not a romantic one.
• Our relationship was strictly platonic.
• This is not to say that the soccer will be great, in Platonic terms.
  — Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 23 July 2023
• The dirt in my new yard is not the platonic ideal of anything.
  — Bonnie Kristian, The Week, 14 Oct. 2021
• How to find the platonic ideal of a place and position in which to read.
  — Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 26 June 2021
• The first is that the belief in a neo-platonic soul is essential for faith.
  — Denis Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
• Despite its motor being in the wrong place, the 911 is thought to be the platonic ideal of a sports car.
  — Damien Scott, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2024
• Each had attended with platonic dates — she with one of his friends, and he with one of hers — and hung out in the same group.
  — Rosalie R. Radomsky, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2022
• Fight over who gets the last bite of the crispy com chay with Vietnamese sausage, the platonic ideal of fried rice dishes.
  — Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
• But the truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
• The platonic ideal of a hori hori knife, complete with a sheath that boldly states the purpose of this tool.
  — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 13 May 2022
• Is your Valentine your platonic best friend who hates a crowd?
  — oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2023
• The platonic ideal of a Lucille-ism comes in a flashback.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2021
• The Nexus 7 was as close as Google (or, arguably, anyone) ever got to the platonic ideal of a small tablet.
  — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
• My brother said a guy will not hang out a lot for platonic reasons.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
• Jay’s sister is back, this time with her platonic friend.
  — Mike Hughes, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2022
• This wouldn’t be the worst time for a romantic (or platonic) getaway for two.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
• The platonic pair, whom many fans thought were lovers, made three albums with a wide variety of sounds.
  — Craig Seymour, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
• Did this reflection kindle in him a platonic want—the desire to know and be known?
  — The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
• Some women are sending their nudes to platonic friends, and even strangers.
  — Nicole Schmidt, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2023
• Our base was the Felin Fach Griffin, the platonic ideal of a Welsh country pub with rooms.
  — Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
• But the most compelling relationship in the film is the platonic one between Noah and Howie.
  — Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 7 June 2022
• Those are all pretty good signs your friendship is full of (platonic) love.
  — Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 8 Aug. 2024
• The pair had dated but split up two weeks prior to this date and had maintained a platonic friendship.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 July 2022
• At the time, a source told People that the hand-holding was totally platonic.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 13 May 2022
• Jessica ends up with a guy, Helen ends up with a girl, and the two of them end up being best platonic gal pals.
  — Rebecca Caplan, Vulture, 25 June 2021
• Yoson An as Honghu takes his place in a relationship that’s less creepy and more platonic.
  — cleveland, 3 Sep. 2020
• Where Donald Judd’s boxes might feel shaped and lacquered by platonic form, the work of artists like Hesse and Wilke belonged to the human.
  — Sophie Madeline Dess, The New Republic, 18 May 2021
• While that may have been true in that moment, the couple has certainly evolved beyond being platonic friends.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
• Of course, Gen Z’s stated interest in stories about platonic friendships doesn’t mean that Hollywood should give up on romantic stories.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024