macho
Example Sentences
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Judy, the first rabbit to join the city's police force, has proven to her macho colleagues — buffaloes, hippos, and warthogs — that she deserves her place in the investigative department.
From Barron's
“It’s an overly macho myth that we avoid them,” one reader named Joe said.
From Seattle Times
In Mr. Putin’s telling, with his self-image as the macho embodiment of Saint Russia, Europeans were part of a decadent West, stripped of any backbone.
From New York Times
They were at their core communal, anti-hierarchical and matter-of-factly feminist, tacitly encouraging other women who felt like they didn’t belong in the macho British punk scene.
From New York Times
Early boyfriends were macho and volatile, perhaps modelled after her father.
From BBC
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