alpha

Example Sentences

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Nivola, in a particularly tough role, displays a heady mix of alpha machismo, tenderness and contempt that is just as funny as it needs to be without losing a crucial dimensionality.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

AI is an alpha driver for financial decision-making today.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

The elder Duterte once described his daughter as the "alpha" in their family, the one whom everyone follows.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

He is the exuberant frat boy, the alpha of the group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

His greatest breakthrough came because he was prepared to spend immensely tedious hours sitting at a screen counting alpha particle scintillations, as they were known–the sort of work that would normally have been farmed out.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson