manly
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In Gillis fans saw an everyman who was more complicated than he looked: a beer-drinking history nerd with jokes exploring the spectrum between manly and “gay,” liberal and “American!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Actually, what can be more manly than killing a cow and spreading its fat on your face?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
But how were we supposed to feel about those manly men?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Rachel Mason says when she posts about TRT she finds "many women are so scared to start testosterone, they worry they will become manly, develop facial hair, lose themselves."
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
“So, whatcha think?” he asked, doing a manly version of the whole puppy-dog thing.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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
Yet like some ugly men he seemed the manlier by his ugliness.
From The Sentimental Vikings by Richard Voorhees Risley
“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
A City Hall staffer told Mosby many were stunned because “I was the manliest man anyone had met in their lives.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2019
Somehow, a few months ago on deadline, I found myself digging through a subreddit dedicated to someone who seemed like he must be the manliest man ever to walk the planet.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2018
“Bear with me. This is going to be the manliest thing you’ve ever heard.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
