Examples of alpha male in a Sentence
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The alpha male of the Prime Canyon pack was one of the first captive foster pups released in 2016 and survived to parent litters officials have repeatedly fostered into.
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
There is an alpha male type, played by Nathan Zellner.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
Bucky is the most compelling, largely because of the big Adam Driver energy Turner is giving as the kind of swaggering alpha male America doesn’t make as much these days.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2024
The alpha male fox is very used to humans and has begged me for food before.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
That said, the star is no ordinary Hollywood alpha male.
—Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
Yet the actor cites another alpha male as Reacher’s true predecessor: Harrison Ford.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
Jimenez / Katmai National Park and Preserve Grazer, an 18-year-old with blond ears and light brown fur, is renowned for her dominance, so much so that even the most alpha male bears on the river give her a wide berth.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
A lot of the roles I’m known for feel very period and often feel quite alpha male.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2023
Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
There is an alpha male type, played by Nathan Zellner.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
Bucky is the most compelling, largely because of the big Adam Driver energy Turner is giving as the kind of swaggering alpha male America doesn’t make as much these days.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2024
The alpha male fox is very used to humans and has begged me for food before.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
That said, the star is no ordinary Hollywood alpha male.
—Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
Yet the actor cites another alpha male as Reacher’s true predecessor: Harrison Ford.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
Jimenez / Katmai National Park and Preserve Grazer, an 18-year-old with blond ears and light brown fur, is renowned for her dominance, so much so that even the most alpha male bears on the river give her a wide berth.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
A lot of the roles I’m known for feel very period and often feel quite alpha male.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2023
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“Alpha male.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alpha%20male. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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