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Example sentences for: macho

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It is evident that the torturers had several different motives: to humiliate, crush, or punish the victim; to force him to cooperate; to learn the location of valuables outside; to assert one prison gang's dominance over another; to give the torturer a macho trip.
High praise for the latest effort from the 44-year-old Southern roots singer, dubbed "album of the year" by Spin . Her charms: a craggy voice and unsentimental (sometimes gothic, sometimes macho) lyrics, refreshing in a world inundated by "cookie-cutter Lilith-ready wimps" (David Browne, Entertainment Weekly ). Critics predict that Williams will finally emerge from her long sojourn as a cult star to become a genuine pop star.
The famous Mexican folklorist Vicente Mendoza has stated that the concept of machismo, and the word macho, were not prevalent in Mexican corridos (ballads) and popular culture until the 1940s.
I suppose it's central to his appeal that his looks even shift from macho to feminine: At different points his tiny eyes and wide, thin-lipped mouth reminded me of the preppy convicted rapist Alex Kelly, and the French Canadian actress Genevieve Bujold.
He is better "than more conventional macho stars," despite "look[ing] barely old enough to be playing anyone with hormones" (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly ). His sex appeal--also salivated over in two best-selling biographies--is expected to garner huge box-office returns.