macho

Example Sentences

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Svelte but swaggering, tender yet macho — this hairy-chested torch song might be the singer’s finest vocal performance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Inexorably, Mr. McCarthy drives toward the view that what ails American men is the macho belief that men should always have their guard up, never complaining or revealing what’s going on inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s recruiting has famously used aggressive, macho memes to attract the Francises of the world.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

"It was a bit of a macho era," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Some carried themselves with a sort of wistful resignation, others with pride or stiff soldierly discipline or good humor or macho zeal.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien