macho

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

"These three men - and in particular Simon Spring - seem to be just living out their fantasies as enforcers of macho hard men who worked for shadowy organisations," said Roberts.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Mr. Russell helps readers contextualize James’s reputation, which has been pickled in generations of macho nonsense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

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

We meet his look with bulletproof smiles, stone faces on which, with his myopic macho vision, he can't make out the writing on the walls.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez