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
• In many ways the current version of the Nuggets is the platonic ideal of the NBA cult favorite.
  — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 21 Sep. 2017
• 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
• My point is that gay people have platonic friends – both straight and gay.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2019
• My point is that gay people have platonic friends — both straight and gay.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2019
• My point is that gay people have platonic friends -- both straight and gay.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2019
• But the truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
• But the truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 8 May 2019
• The truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2019
• This is laughable, as both are married and have been platonic friends of mine for years.
  — Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman, 15 Mar. 2018
• 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
• This game was no closer to the platonic ideal of what baseball should be.
  — Jack Dickey, SI.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• 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
• The relationship between them remains strictly platonic, which was one of the first film’s strengths.
  — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
• Scott encourages people to make one platonic friend at work.
  — Julie Kratz, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Jan 2025