masculine

Example Sentences

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Hegseth flippantly employed villainous colloquialism – “they are toast and they know it,” “we play for keeps,” and “President Trump got the last laugh” – delivered with a combative tone that communicated masculine self-assurance.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

A German listener can instantly narrow the options, ruling out masculine or neuter singular nouns.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

He notes without disparagement that football is conservative and masculine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

And this is in Mary Shelley’s text about the feminine and the masculine and those warring kind of energies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

She had seen a great deal of beauty in her short life, but it was Jordan College beauty, Oxford beauty—grand and stony and masculine.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman