manly
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The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue examines what the policy reveals about Hegseth's vision for a more "manly" military.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Miramar Military Academy — first operating on the Venice waterfront and then in Redondo Beach — advertised itself as “an ideal school for manly boys.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
A trio of comedies about lost, affluent white men grapples with the manly conundrums of our times—and paints a troubled picture of modern men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Mr. Powell radiates such manly American likability that it’s bizarrely out of character for him to play this ruthless schemer, even as an impish chancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Many Southern Sudanese men wear such bracelets to show they are stylish and manly.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
This virile display is apparently part of a sub-trend in gender reveal nation: making the parties manlier.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2018
Sitters would often use the opportunity as a sort of wish fulfilment, posing as someone wealthier, manlier, more interesting.
From Economist ● Aug. 17, 2017
After all, they don't come much manlier than Manchester United Methuselah Ryan Giggs and he's hawking a yoga DVD.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 26, 2011
He would probably consider being alive manlier and less humiliating than being dead, right?
From Slate
The first of these, and the manlier one, was a steady adherence, during the existence of the present Parliament, to the established commercial regulations.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various
“We have to be the manliest of men,” Tipton said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 4, 2020
It would seem that the obvious way to get more men to wear masks would be to make the manliest version of a mask possible.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2020
Now imagine Lennon has steered your ship safely through a horrific storm, lashing himself to the captain’s chair and singing “the foulest, filthiest, manliest sea shanty” through the night.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2018
Somehow, a few months ago on deadline, I found myself digging through a subreddit dedicated to someone who seemed like he must be the manliest man ever to walk the planet.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2018
“Bear with me. This is going to be the manliest thing you’ve ever heard.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
