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Luckily, there's no doubt about what virility is, since it's depicted on the covers of dozens of new romance novels every month! A masterful and dominating manner, a splendid bared chest, a full head of lustrous hair, and an array of stunning costumes seem to be what's required. (Virile traits often missing in these men are hair on the chest and any hint of future baldness.) High-school football provides a showplace for demonstrations of adolescent virility, and for years afterward virile high-school players can keep using football language in their business life: "get to the red zone", "Hail Mary pass", "move the ball", and on and on.
Examples of virility in a Sentence
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
6 July 2026
It is also said to restore virility and regrow hair.
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Phoebe Quinton,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
The able-bodied white male stood for the virility of the New Deal nation-state.
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John P. Murphy,
ARTnews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
Peptides marketed for growth, virility and other effects are hormone mimickers, trying to do the job the body's natural hormones already perform.
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Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Virility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virility. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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virility
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