masculine

Example Sentences

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Like their hero, the only masculine strength they seem interested in is the kind performed for cameras, far away from real-world challenges that might easily defeat their self-image as the mightiest of men.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

A German listener can instantly narrow the options, ruling out masculine or neuter singular nouns.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

And this is in Mary Shelley’s text about the feminine and the masculine and those warring kind of energies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

The mild-mannered yet imposingly masculine Andrew is quietly appealing as he deals with his erratic wife’s sudden tantrums and plate-shattering outbursts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Her sister had married the ideal in masculine beauty, the thin scholar with the hollow cheeks and the long fingers.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston