macho

Example Sentences

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Svelte but swaggering, tender yet macho — this hairy-chested torch song might be the singer’s finest vocal performance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s recruiting has famously used aggressive, macho memes to attract the Francises of the world.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

"It was a bit of a macho era," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

“Where Charles was sensitive and thoughtful, Andrew was macho, confident and extroverted,” wrote Andrew Lownie, who chronicled the prince’s life in a recent book called “Entitled.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

This seemed gratifyingly macho, and I examined it with interest, as if it were a rare mineral.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson