Examples of alpha male in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The new alpha male immediately understood how to teach the younger chimpanzee how to behave.
—
Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The resulting campaign, which ran for several years on TV, radio, and online, revolved around a character called Stirling Gravitas, a gold-sports-car-driving alpha male who is effortlessly, ludicrously in control of every aspect of his life.
—Ralph Jones, HubSpot, 20 Feb. 2026
This franchise needs to find the biggest and baddest alpha male, someone with a reputation that demands respect, a persona that evokes authority.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Early in his career, Stephen Lang found himself in a similar club as the Jon Bernthal and Frank Grillo types, actors who exude a specific kind of alpha male, hyper-machismo energy through their onscreen roles.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for alpha male
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The resulting campaign, which ran for several years on TV, radio, and online, revolved around a character called Stirling Gravitas, a gold-sports-car-driving alpha male who is effortlessly, ludicrously in control of every aspect of his life.
—Ralph Jones, HubSpot, 20 Feb. 2026
This franchise needs to find the biggest and baddest alpha male, someone with a reputation that demands respect, a persona that evokes authority.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Early in his career, Stephen Lang found himself in a similar club as the Jon Bernthal and Frank Grillo types, actors who exude a specific kind of alpha male, hyper-machismo energy through their onscreen roles.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for alpha male
Cite this Entry
“Alpha male.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alpha%20male. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
