macho

Example Sentences

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Inherently compelling but also a shade predictable, the genre promises a tantalizing glimpse at a terrifyingly macho world — one that most of us are fortunate not to know firsthand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 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

Indian cinema's, and especially Bollywood's, fixation with the macho hero goes back to Amitabh Bachchan's "angry young man" image of the 1970s.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

It’s a fast, dangerous and macho sport that also requires graceful skating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Corrections was, albeit in a rarefied macho way, a “people-skills” profession.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover