How to Use personal space in a Sentence

personal space

noun
  • When that much love is in the air, couples like a little bit of personal space.
    T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 27 Dec. 2023
  • That can be from a personal space, synergy in the room.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
  • Belyeu knows a thing or two about personal space on flights.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Whether crowded or not, air on the side of giving people a lot of personal space.
    Shauna Harrison, SELF, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The new version will have suites that will be the longest in the world (read: even more personal space), with a seat, a sofa, and a fully flat bed.
    Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Thanks for always sharing your food, clothes, and personal space.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Whether your pup is a big snuggler or likes their own personal space, this dog bed is a great choice for any sleeping preference.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
  • Dropping it in the very personal space that is the bedroom can bring havoc and mess with intimacy.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, House Beautiful, 20 June 2023
  • People staked out their own places at the Kotel—the holiest spot in Judaism—and prayed with unusual personal space.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
  • But on a continent as packed with people as Europe is, that kind of perfect solitude and personal space is hard to come by.
    Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
  • Taverner taunts Lamb for his fall from grace, while Lamb responds with vulgar bon mots and a crop dusting of her personal space.
    Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Woven through the principal’s teachings were the themes of kindness, respect and personal space.
    Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 9 June 2023
  • Like most writers, his personal space is also littered with scripts, including this one, for his new film, Leave the World Behind.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The library director’s lessons arrived from a deeply personal space.
    Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Among the player complaints were lack of warm water and poor drainage in the showers, an understaffed training room, no first-class seats offered on flights and not enough personal space in the locker room.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Repels moshing, jostling, pushing, elbowing, and sweaty, long-haired dancers with no concept of personal space.
    Jennie Egerdie, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024
  • For those who work in semi-enclosed spaces, like garages and workshops, a portable, personal space heater can mean limber knees and overall comfort, even when the nights get cold.
    Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2023
  • This unique product allows your pup to have its own personal space while also giving you the opportunity to join them in cozy comfort.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
  • He’s flown to the nation’s capital from his home in Wyoming, where many of his neighbors are similarly desirous of personal space, or are a little paranoid, or both.
    Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
  • While the French are not well known for their respect for others’ personal space, sidewalk blocking is a particular specialty of the Cannois.
    Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
  • Discretion is the better part of valor There is already a total lack of personal space on airplanes—nobody needs someone else’s bare feet within arm’s reach to make things worse.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Shauna Rae is addressing some of the biggest questions on fan’s minds — from her life expectancy to strangers invading her personal space.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 29 May 2023
  • Igor tries hard to restrain her while also respecting her personal space.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 May 2024
  • Busta Rhymes does not like having his personal space invaded.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2023
  • For them, lying, scantily clothed or completely naked while an oily-handed stranger violates their personal space can be too much.
    New Atlas, 22 July 2024
  • Just give passengers a little more personal space by moving the seats farther apart instead of packing travelers in like sardines.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Pressure was the Ravens’ real undoing in the first half, with almost every Houston blitz sending a free rusher into Jackson’s personal space.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Another way to stay warm in the office that may not seem as obvious as electric heating pads or personal space heaters is simply staying hydrated.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
  • No one has the right to invade another person’s personal space, however defined.
    Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
  • Women are always alert to interlopers in their personal space.
    TIME, 18 Oct. 2023

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