macho

Example Sentences

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s recruiting has famously used aggressive, macho memes to attract the Francises of the world.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

"It was a bit of a macho era," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

They’ve looked like a mook army jacked up on videogames—not tough, just macho.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Judy, the first rabbit to join the city's police force, has proven to her macho colleagues — buffaloes, hippos, and warthogs — that she deserves her place in the investigative department.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

Garrett, who had insisted he was okay sleeping in his room, had, at some point, surrendered all macho pretense and crawled in with me.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman