machismo

Example Sentences

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He never rose beyond private first class during a 1950s stint in the military, but he projected so much machismo that he seemed born to wear an officer’s uniform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

On Monday, the Navy veteran told reporters that Hegseth’s machismo came off like a child puffing up his chest.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

As the eldest of four brothers, raised by parents from a small rancho in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, she was embedded in a culture where machismo ran deep.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

America’s most machismo and gas-guzzling car, the Hummer, has been relaunched as an electric vehicle.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2025

It’s a new technothriller stocked with laser-guided weapons, gunboats, all flavors of machismo.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee