he-man

Example Sentences

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Thor’s love life humanized him for good and bad, though his romance with an astrophysicist — Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster — worked best as ballast for the he-man action.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022

Billy lives in a world where Superman and Batman fend off threats to humanity’s very existence, but in non-mythic Philadelphia, there’s not much for a newly empowered he-man to do.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2019

Since he was the original G-man J. Edgar was truly a key man In time, though, we learned Where apparel’s concerned He just wasn’t that much of a he-man.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2018

Expect a meat-heavy menu and he-man portions at the main restaurant, and a full-service spa that even offers canine massage.

From Time • Sep. 25, 2017

“Big brave jock. Big, handsome, he-man jock. I admit you could do it. But I’d get you back.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy