How to Use masculinity in a Sentence

masculinity

noun
  • What could men look like if that weight of masculinity were stripped away?
    Elena Giardina, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • This kind of masculinity has gained a lot of respect, and has been sought-after.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The test of the play is who comes out on top, so masculinity is always on display within that room.
    Salamishah Tillet, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The exploration of masculinity was hands-down my favorite part of the film.
    Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The Most Wanted is the hallmark of masculinity, a blend of amber accord and wood.
    Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The helmer has set out to shock and surprise, but the twists instead just feel rigged to reaffirm his own views of toxic masculinity.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Ohtani transcends all of that with a new model of Asian masculinity.
    Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Something is indeed going on with men out there, and the way that some (not all) of them broadcast their masculinity.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The idea spread, from paintings to Wild West shows to frontier films, and turned the West into the cradle of American masculinity.
    Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2022
  • There does seem to be a commentary on masculinity as well.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The silhouette posed questions about the current state of masculinity: What does the modern man look like?
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Maybe the metaphor is that masculinity chained up is dangerous.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 13 June 2023
  • In the base, there is cashmere wood and musk to bring out a man’s masculinity and sensuality.
    Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • In recent years, a certain kind of masculinity has gotten a bad rap.
    Karley Sciortino, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2023
  • And a lot more toxic masculinity ran a lot of the decision-making.
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
  • What might a cult of masculinity find worth fearing about women?
    Talya Zax, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Straight masculinity has been teetering on the brink of self-defeat since 2017.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 11 July 2023
  • Did witnessing that shape your ideas about masculinity in any way?
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • That’s the crisis of masculinity, that men are under-fathered.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023
  • But while others paired theirs with the no-pants look underneath, their look poked at masculinity in a fun, lighthearted way.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The kiss isn't a first for the Puerto Rican star, as he is widely known for challenging toxic masculinity.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Crop tops were a bold fashion statement men made in the ’80s and ’90s that represented masculinity.
    Anaja I. Smith, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Big picture: fashion is grappling with the state of masculinity.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 30 June 2023
  • There’s a slickness and a swagger in his delivery that feel at times like acting the part of a cool operator, a hoary cliché of Black masculinity.
    David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2022
  • And, subsequently, why so many boys and young men are starting to echo Tate’s brand of toxic masculinity online and off.
    Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2022
  • To me, the chest puffing between Musk and Zuckerberg is a desperate display of masculinity for two tech nerds with deep pockets.
    Kristen Barber, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But teen brawling onscreen has since evolved to becoming more than just a metaphor for boys at the cusp of adulthood learning to assert their masculinity.
    Maya Phillips, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The contemporary and beachy interiors evoke a sense of serenity, with a hint of masculinity, in the office area, which is part of the owner’s suite.
    Gemma Harris, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Community has helped so much for masculinity to be more open.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The way the meaning reveals itself to the reader is riveting, and the ideas the story evokes about history and masculinity are unsettling and very deep.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 6 Feb. 2023

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