alpha male

noun

: dominant male

a fight in the pack between a young wolf and the alpha male

Examples of alpha male in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An alpha male’s support may help increase a female’s rank within a troop, while females can use the threat of their leaving the group—and reducing the alpha’s reproductive success—as leverage to gain support from the alpha. —Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025

The bullfighter Escamillo is a fantastic role for Randy Crespo, who swaggers around flaunting his alpha male status. —Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025

The film centers on an alpha male sea lion navigating a changing world disrupted by overfishing and climate change. —Essie Assibu, Variety, 7 July 2025

There’s the A-list reckless elder, his upstart protegee (Damson Idris) and a high-octane mission that’s damn near impossible, with lots of speedy action intercut with scenes of its alpha male movie star out of his helmet and grinning for fans. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025

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