intimate detail

collocation in English

meaningsofintimateanddetail

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intimate
adjective
uk
/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/us
/ˈɪn.t̬ə.mət/
having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or ...
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detail
noun
uk
/ˈdiː.teɪl/us
/dɪˈteɪl/us
/ˈdiː.teɪl/
a single piece of information or fact ...
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(Definition ofintimateanddetailfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofintimate detail

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Everyintimatedetailof our private lives is now known.
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It seems strange that that aspect should have been regularised in suchintimatedetail.
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It is almost impossible to check them inintimatedetail.
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Councils should eventually deal specifically with policy and the problems ofintimatedetailcan be left with the chief officials.
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I am only too aware of the great knowledge andintimatedetailwhich most of the people who have spoken about this line were able to furnish us with tonight.
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A strange, anonymous caller (who happens to know everyintimatedetailof the protagonist's life) offers a unique solution to his situation.
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The surgical scenes were notable for their graphic nature, offeringintimatedetailof various procedures, the operational complications dealt with in explicit detail.
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Her later work continued this emphasis on intense,intimatedetail, revealing a passion for the complexity and variety of life.
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As noted, narratives in sixteen-year-olds are less specific and reveal few intimate details about their narrators, resulting in more detached and distant discourse stance.
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This ties in with his suggestion in 1834 that publication of the intimate details of another's life without her consent can properly be suppressed by law and stigma.
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She can no longer choose to release or withhold information about the intimate details of her life as seems best to her own judgement and inclinations.
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Clownfish, whose life cycle is filmed inintimatedetailusing macro cameras, are protected by the fronds of an anemone, but other species seek safety in numbers.
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The reason for this gendercongruent interview process was the assumption that participants might be more comfortable when discussing intimate details with an interviewer of the same gender.
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They sometimes cannot help referring to very painful and intimate details.
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It will affect intimate details of their lives.
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Women are unwilling very often to speak up, particularly where intimate details of their family life are involved.
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Crucially, local authorities would not need to know the intimate details of people's incomes.
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After all, everyone is human and a committee will be considering most intimate details of a man's or a woman's life.
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There is no overall statute relating to disclosure of personal health information, although such information may contain the most intimate details of a person's life.
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Families have to give intimate details about themselves to their employers.
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