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Manly
"Manly" in a Sentence (18 examples)
It is not manly to speak ill of others behind their backs.
He is a silent, manly boy.
Women are systematically degraded by receiving the trivial attentions which men think it manly to pay to the sex, when, in fact, men are insultingly supporting their own superiority.
You are a manly man!
You're a manly man!
He's manly and strong.
There was once a time when men were forced to act manly and women forced to act in a feminine manner.
His manly figure was adorned and enriched by a beautiful pair of donkey's ears.
Tom isn't very manly.
You're so strong, manly and sweet, how could I resist you?
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what God or Feend, or ſpirit of the earth, Or Monſter turned to a manly ſhape, Or of what mould or mettel he be made, What ſtar or ſtate ſoeuer gouern him, Let vs put on our meet incountering mindes, […]
Let's briefly put on manly readiness.
Serene and manly, harden'd to sustain / The load of life.
Without a successful defense of one's city, none of the other virtues would be possible; manly courage seems to be a precondition for anything else worth achieving in life.
Curious, Courtney opened up the little black book and flipped several pages before coming to one where the names hadn't yet been lined through. The first was Harper Isaac. Mmm, the name sounded manly.
[Y]ou will not only confer a favor on them but if appointed will add two Officers to our Army who will fight manly to defend their Country.
“[…] Permit me to bandage it, while, at the same time, I tell you how well Hamet did leading the charge.” “Did he?” Eaton questioned. “He did! and he did it manly! Our rightful heir for once behaved more like a ruler than I ever would have imagined. I believe he won quite a few converts this day.”
The crowd loves those who fight manly and nobly, but it laughs at those who are pathetic cowards. If any gladiator were to run off at the mere sight of his opponent raising his sword, he would be mocked as feeble and effeminate and inexperienced.
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