Examples of macho in a Sentence
Adjective
the macho world of football
Noun
their annual guys-only hunting trip is a celebration of macho
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Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Set in Bogotá, the film explores masculinity through the story of Carlos, a sensitive teen confronting toxic gender norms in a macho environment.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 July 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
And the ultra macho (and sometimes clueless) Rick Ford is having none of this.
—Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The former Oakland Raiders linebacker was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s shady military pal in Predator (1987) before landing his own macho action vehicle in Action Jackson (1988).
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Set in Bogotá, the film explores masculinity through the story of Carlos, a sensitive teen confronting toxic gender norms in a macho environment.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 July 2025
Noun
In the 20th century, macho came to mean an exaggerated or even somewhat aggressive kind of masculinity, often with humorous undertones.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
And the ultra macho (and sometimes clueless) Rick Ford is having none of this.
—Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Macho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macho. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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