as in guy
an adult male human being two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered … lemonade

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Recent Examples of hombre When Elias traded for Corbin Burnes shortly before the start of spring training, fans were thrilled not just because the Orioles suddenly had a bad hombre atop their rotation. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024 That may go unnoticed by most American viewers, but the presence of drugs, human trafficking, and plenty of stereotypical Latino bad hombres will be recognizable to them, based on other projects set in this region. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024 And from there on is the creation story of the Mayan civilization, hombres de maíz. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Jan. 2024 Two weathered hombre statuette by the entrance remain vigilant though. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 26 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for hombre
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Noun
  • That all seems quaint today, however, when compared with the guy who’s apparently in charge of the U.S. government.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Pharaoh Compton had eight, giving them the kind of production from their bigs that has been absent for much of the season from guys not named Magoon Gwath.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Three-year-old Duncan, a jowly black-and-white gentleman with floppy ears, is also seeking new companions.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Ladies and gentlemen, the Weeknd …performed at the Grammys.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The driver of the semi, a 41-year-old male from Schererville, was uninjured.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
  • In a lifetime, according to the Daily Infographic, the average male spends a total of 855.8 days in the bathroom; 85 days more than the average female.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Now, Walter is still hanging around Misty, doting on her and generally just being a great (yet super-creepy) dude.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Usually, that question produces a sparse list of obvious salary dumps plus a handful of veteran players who are getting squeezed out by some dude on Keith Law’s Top 100 Prospects list.
    Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • The officer repeatedly instructed the elderly man to drop the gun, and when backup officers arrived and issued the same command, the man continued to aim the weapon at them.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • According to the police department, a 46-year-old Towson man is charged with first-degree murder and currently being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
    Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025

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“Hombre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hombre. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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