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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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EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024
Vargas rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s, and had a reputation for being macho and drinking hard.
—Jillian Eugenios, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
In August 1987, Dirty Dancing swept moviegoers off their feet with the upstairs-downstairs romance between an earnest daddy’s girl (Jennifer Grey) and a macho dance instructor (Patrick Swayze) at the fictional Kellerman's resort in the Catskills.
—EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024
Vargas rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s, and had a reputation for being macho and drinking hard.
—Jillian Eugenios, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for macho
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“Macho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macho. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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