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 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 Waller describes him as one bad hombre, and, in flashback, he’s seen shooting a Central Casting hood under heavy guard. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2021 See all Example Sentences for hombre 
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Noun
  • The guys had so many good words to support me from the first day.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Not necessarily as the guy who’s getting the ball, but boxing out, being in the right spot.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Home for Retired Bears, benignly administered by the musical nuns, resembles an island gentlemen’s club in early Bond movies: think cane furniture, the wistful whiff of Empire and a faintly sinister air.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Forbes estimates her net worth, along with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, at about $8 million, up from $7 million in 2021.
    Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Of course, there’s Sharon Stone in Casino, Margot Robbie in Wolf of Wall Street, or, most recently, Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon, but the bulk of his work focuses on the perils of committing crime while male.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Similarly, a pair of individuals thought to be sisters, or mother and daughter, were found to include at least one genetic male.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The short version is that Landry (Jesse Plemons) killed the dude who assaulted Tyra (Adrianne Palicki).
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
  • No psychological fallout for Tyson after his cold-blooded ax murder of a helpless dude in the last episode.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Also toward the film’s climax, the Wizard’s mechanical mask may be considered frightening — before, as in The Wizard of Oz, a harmless man (Jeff Goldblum) emerges from behind its curtain.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The most shocking moments of the 2024 presidential election also came over the summer as Trump faced two assassination attempts, including a shooting at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in which one man, Corey Comperatore, was killed.
    David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024

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“Hombre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hombre. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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