How to Use manly in a Sentence

manly

1 of 2 adverb

• There is nothing quite as manly as the scent of aftershave.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022
• Wild made an attempt at a manly black case and a musky sandalwood case, Ward says.
  — Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022
• Those gunmen didn’t kill people because they weren’t made to feel manly enough.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 1 June 2022
• Ranching work was challenging, manly and allowed black people to make as much as whites.
  — The Economist, 25 Jan. 2018
• With a strong line in dapper ‘50s suits, a gravelly voice and manly bearing, García must adapt to a world that has changed beyond recognition.
  — Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 24 Oct. 2022
• When the reporter went forward he was met by the men courteously and given straightforward, manly replies to his questions.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2021
• Trump's Covid drive by proves downplaying illness isn't manly — it’s dangerous, author Liz Plank writes in an opinion piece.
  — NBC News, 5 Oct. 2020
• Unlike his peers, Virgil isn't manly in the traditional sense or overtly tough, and many characters in these first four issues try to tell him how a man should behave.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2021
• Making men feel manly in masks is, unfortunately, a public-health challenge of our time Wearing a mask has nothing to do with manliness.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 28 June 2020
• These ingredients also provide a natural fragrance that’s woody, earthy and all-round manly.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022
• It’s that same, younger audience that embraced Ted Lasso and his forerunners: the fantasy manly men who populate the gentlest contemporary sitcoms.
  — Judy Berman, Time, 19 July 2021
• Right-wing critiques that our military and intelligence services are somehow not hardened and ruthless enough, not manly enough, have been a recurrent feature of political discourse going back decades.
  — Jacob Silverman, The New Republic, 4 June 2021
• In prior technological waves, companies manly needed people proficient in database administration, loading data, and using programming languages like Python and R to manipulate and move data internally.
  — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes, 12 June 2021
• There is nothing quite as manly as the scent of aftershave.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022
• Wild made an attempt at a manly black case and a musky sandalwood case, Ward says.
  — Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022
• Those gunmen didn’t kill people because they weren’t made to feel manly enough.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 1 June 2022
• Ranching work was challenging, manly and allowed black people to make as much as whites.
  — The Economist, 25 Jan. 2018
• With a strong line in dapper ‘50s suits, a gravelly voice and manly bearing, García must adapt to a world that has changed beyond recognition.
  — Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 24 Oct. 2022
• When the reporter went forward he was met by the men courteously and given straightforward, manly replies to his questions.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2021
• Trump's Covid drive by proves downplaying illness isn't manly — it’s dangerous, author Liz Plank writes in an opinion piece.
  — NBC News, 5 Oct. 2020
• Unlike his peers, Virgil isn't manly in the traditional sense or overtly tough, and many characters in these first four issues try to tell him how a man should behave.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2021
• Making men feel manly in masks is, unfortunately, a public-health challenge of our time Wearing a mask has nothing to do with manliness.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 28 June 2020
• These ingredients also provide a natural fragrance that’s woody, earthy and all-round manly.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022
• It’s that same, younger audience that embraced Ted Lasso and his forerunners: the fantasy manly men who populate the gentlest contemporary sitcoms.
  — Judy Berman, Time, 19 July 2021
• Right-wing critiques that our military and intelligence services are somehow not hardened and ruthless enough, not manly enough, have been a recurrent feature of political discourse going back decades.
  — Jacob Silverman, The New Republic, 4 June 2021
• In prior technological waves, companies manly needed people proficient in database administration, loading data, and using programming languages like Python and R to manipulate and move data internally.
  — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes, 12 June 2021

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manly

2 of 2 adjective

• He wasn't manly enough to fight.
• He has a deep, manly voice.
• Just look at the view from up here—the rugged mountains, the manly rocks.
  — Douglas Watson, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2020
• On the right is a square bar with tall, manly, dark wood chairs.
  — Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• The serene and manly Harry Styles did that for him, one of the best albums of 2017.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Philly.com, 6 Oct. 2017
• Of what avail is life why sigh and fret, When manly hopes are only born to fade?
  — Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2017
• Gone fishing What’s the manly version of a spa gift set?
  — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2018
• The rash is harder to get rid of on the manly parts than Stephenson has been for LeBron.
  — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 23 Apr. 2018
• Still, the young men’s fathers each felt their son had a manly duty to serve.
  — Natalia Abbakumova, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
• Clean hair is the next step to your manly grooming routine.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022
• Dean, of course, is terrified of heights and tries to act all manly while piddling in his pull ups.
  — Melissa Locker, Time, 19 June 2017
• The ones that Matthew McConaughey pretends to drive in very manly ways?
  — Natalie B. Compton, GQ, 26 Oct. 2017
• The manly culture of the NBA demands a constant verbal assault on the refs.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2017
• But white women stayed home; they weren’t supposed to do manly work.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2022
• Not before, of course, greeting the day by ripping the curtains open and treating the trees to a full-frontal view of his manly form.
  — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
• This is the ideal scent for those who want a crisp, manly scent that remains pristine throughout the day.
  — Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
• This gives him time to see that his boyhood habits are, in fact, perfectly manly.
  — Brendan Tapley, Woman's Day, 1 Jan. 2017
• Wright clearly tailored the 6,500-square-foot main house to the wealthy bachelor’s manly tastes.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2019
• In brief, Mansfield’s view of manliness is this: A manly man is willing to take a risk.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Oct. 2022
• But not even his manly hands could not rub away my anxiety.
  — Meg Cabot, refinery29.com, 29 May 2020
• And the trailer for his show was designed with this in mind; it was stuffed full-to-bursting with over-the-top footage of jacked bros doing manly stuff.
  — Ian Allen, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2022
• That includes the presumption that Vietnam would fall in a swoon before the manly forces of the United States.
  — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017
• What will the manly dictator do once in power, apart from smashing the Cathedral to bits?
  — Katherine Stewart, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
• Overall, this shampoo is made for men with a manly scent that’s sure to bring attention.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022
• Pushing through pain is supposed to be heroic and manly.
  — Noah Berlatsky, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2018
• What makes men sometimes feel less manly in the company of others?
  — Randy Cordova, azcentral, 17 July 2019
• Which, from Phil’s point-of-view, kind of throws a monkey wrench into their manly cowboy paradise.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2021
• The two friends also enjoy video footage of Lane in his cocky, manly prime, and the contrast to their current state is heartbreaking.
  — Walter Addiego, Houston Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
• That is, unless, I got sucked into the manly vortex of the hardware department and the bane of my existence, the tool aisle.
  — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 15 Oct. 2018
• Long eyelashes lent his eyes a feminine sparkle, a counterpoint to his manly chin.
  — William Keiser, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023

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