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

And I think they maybe perceive my fragility and that maybe what I’ve been doing all this time isn’t some macho muscular activity, but something that’s really slowly wearing you down.

From New York Times

He said shipping’s transition to more digital operations and cleaner-burning fuels in coming years provides an opportunity to change the industry’s macho image and create conditions that might attract more women.

From Seattle Times