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How to use labia in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Labia means the folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule. Example: “She wiped the warm wax on the left side of Ola’s outer labia and placed a white strip on the last tuft of hair.”

Examples of labia by meaning

nounThe folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule.

  • She wiped the warm wax on the left side of Ola’s outer labia and placed a white strip on the last tuft of hair.2023, Yomi Adegoke, The List, 4th Estate, page 168

More sentences with labia

  • She spread her labia further, both sets of lips protecting the vestibule, the delicate area between them.2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 318. From the entry vestibule
  • She pressed lightly around the outer labia and above the pubic mound, checking for tears or damage.2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 317. From the entry pubic mound
  • TAI: One time I was using some clippers to trim downstairs and I totally caught my labia.2010, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content 1697: Whoa Ooh Ahh Oww. From the entry clippers
  • The enlargement, thickening, and fibrosis of the labia is termed esthiomene.2009, Thomas P. Habif, Clinical Dermatology E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 409. From the entry esthiomene
  • A brawny edema of the labia, with deeply penetrating destructive ulcers may occur in the late stages.1960, Laman Alexander Gray, A Text Book of Gynecology, page 47. From the entry blue balls
  • Here we are talking about the penile foreskin, but the same argument applies to the clitoral foreskin or labia.2022, Ezio Di Nucci, Ji-Young Lee, Isaac A. Wagner, The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Bioethics, page 303. From the entry penile foreskin
  • The labia minor enclose the clitoris anteriorly.2002, John N. K. Mbilu, Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynaecology for Clinical Officers and Midwives, page 2. From the entry labia minor
  • On the other hand, I find geishes and frenulum piercings (along with clitoral hood or labia ones) alluring.1998 January 23, Koren Ziemienski, “Re: -I- Leaving the toilet seat up”, in rec.music.tori-amos (Usenet). From the entry geish
  • Vary your teasing with long, palm strokes down her outer lips, scissoring, rubbing, and running your fingers between the labia majora and labia minora.2009, Kelli Jae Baeli, Iso (In Search Of): The Art of Dating, Relationships & Sex for the Discerning Lesbian, page 159. From the entry scissoring
  • Billie's own well-developed clitoris ‘pouts’ through her labia major in a manner which, in the real world, usually belongs only to the female orang-utan.1981, Angela Carter, “The Sweet Sell of Romance”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 575. From the entry labia major
  • A person is guilty of an offence if he excises, infibulates or otherwise mutilates the whole or any part of a girl’s labia majora, labia minora or clitoris.2003, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Section 1(1)”, in Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, →ISBN, page 14. From the entry excise

Meaning of labia

  1. noun The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule.

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Questions about labia in a sentence

How do you use labia in a sentence?
Labia is used as a noun. For example: “She wiped the warm wax on the left side of Ola’s outer labia and placed a white strip on the last tuft of hair.”
What is a short sentence with labia?
“The labia minor enclose the clitoris anteriorly.”
What does labia mean?
Labia means the folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule.

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