macho
Example Sentences
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"It was a bit of a macho era," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
"These three men - and in particular Simon Spring - seem to be just living out their fantasies as enforcers of macho hard men who worked for shadowy organisations," said Roberts.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
It’s a fast, dangerous and macho sport that also requires graceful skating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
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 • Nov. 25, 2025
The idea of the club was to be as macho as possible and to establish once and for all that we were something special.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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