manly
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The Miramar Military Academy — first operating on the Venice waterfront and then in Redondo Beach — advertised itself as “an ideal school for manly boys.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
But how were we supposed to feel about those manly men?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Instead, he embraced the manly duty of the “great civilized nations of the present day” to ensure that the countries of the Western Hemisphere remain “stable, orderly, and prosperous.”
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025
But because Jem, like so many of these characters, is underwritten, Bean has to fall back on generalized manly intensity, which turns their showdowns into actorly exercises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
Something more than a good singing voice and manly bravado.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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 other bade him dismiss all misgivings; not because there was no possible ground for them, but because to dismiss them was the manlier part, never mind what might betide.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman
“We have to be the manliest of men,” Tipton said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2020
“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
Now imagine Lennon has steered your ship safely through a horrific storm, lashing himself to the captain’s chair and singing “the foulest, filthiest, manliest sea shanty” through the night.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 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
