manly
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RFK Jr. didn’t appear all that manly when he left behind his wife, Cheryl Hines, during a rapid evacuation from the Washington Correspondents’ Dinner in April.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue examines what the policy reveals about Hegseth's vision for a more "manly" military.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The perception that we are in trouble may partly explain the manly appeal of these shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Mr. Powell radiates such manly American likability that it’s bizarrely out of character for him to play this ruthless schemer, even as an impish chancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Argaven was less kingly, less manly, than he looked at a distance among his courtiers.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
This virile display is apparently part of a sub-trend in gender reveal nation: making the parties manlier.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2018
Sitters would often use the opportunity as a sort of wish fulfilment, posing as someone wealthier, manlier, more interesting.
From Economist ● Aug. 17, 2017
After all, they don't come much manlier than Manchester United Methuselah Ryan Giggs and he's hawking a yoga DVD.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 26, 2011
There never lived a finer, manlier man than Dr. Barbour.
From Time Magazine Archive
The old nurse of learning must bestir herself once more, forswear morphia, and teach her pupils to strike a manlier chord, else men will cease to believe in the ancient magic of her name.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various
“We have to be the manliest of men,” Tipton said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 4, 2020
It would seem that the obvious way to get more men to wear masks would be to make the manliest version of a mask possible.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2020
We’re halfway through the advocacy month that calls for men to grow the manliest mustaches they can muster to raise awareness about prostate cancer, and once again, we can’t wait for Dec. 1.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2015
And that the ability to push people around on a sports field doesn't make you the strongest or manliest.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2012
“Bear with me. This is going to be the manliest thing you’ve ever heard.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
