How to Use man in a Sentence

man

1 of 2 noun

• He's a grown man now.
• Are you man enough to meet the challenge?
• He was a shy boy, but he grew to be a strong and confident man.
• The movie is popular with men and women.
• The three men grabbed the youth.
  — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
• No man will call your house home.
  — Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
• Homers with men on base like that?
  — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• This man doesn’t need to show up.
  — Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
• Nah, man, that ain’t cool though.
  — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
• Get your shot with one man on the phone.
  — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
• Next to her, a man wiped tears from his eyes.
  — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
• Rich old white man Owns the world.
  — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
• The third was a man in his 40s.
  — Noah Goldberg follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
• But man, oh man, does Dan hate the game.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
• At 38 mm it can be worn by men as well.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
• How like the child of mortal man!
  — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
• Until one man said a few words.
  — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
• This is a nation of law, not men.
  — Kevin Fixler may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
• Both men had pleaded not guilty.
  — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
• This was the greatest man to live on this earth!
  — Mikelle Street, Them., 10 Nov. 2025
• The two men will be tried in the same trial.
  — Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
• All three men were sentenced to life in prison.
  — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
• Losing will do that to a man — to a group of men.
  — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point.
  — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
• Sure, some men were forced to resign or went to prison.
  — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
• But, man, there was plenty of weird stuff in that game.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
• Midway through the tour, a man in a guayabera joined the group.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
• And he wasn't told that by just anyone, but the man in charge.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 17 May 2022
• The eight men who are part of my class all have high school diplomas.
  — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
• Deputies said a caller heard two shots and saw a man had been shot.
  — Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

man

2 of 2 verb

• No one was manning the front desk.
• We'll need someone to man the phones this evening.
• He stocked shelves while I manned the cash register.
• Yes, and phone lines are still manned.
  — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
• Yes, and phone lines are still manned.
  — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
• But the base still had to be manned.
  — Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
• No one mans the shop, hence why the dog made the most of it.
  — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
• But in the summer, my dad manned the grill.
  — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
• What happened to man who killed Yosemite tourists?
  — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
• But who was manning the phones back at the home office?
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
• Other crew would have manned the guns and loaded the main gun.
  — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
• His father and uncle helped man the ovens.
  — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
• So the idea was to man up everywhere and just to be spare in the back.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2022
• It will be manned by Qatari planes and Qatari pilots.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
• Now, the question is which writers will man up and write about how wrong this is.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022
• Bellinger manned left, while Spencer Jones played center.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
• One of the enemy crew jumped up and prepared to man the weapon.
  — Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
• At times, the 6-foot-6 guard manned Brunson.
  — Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 June 2026
• Taggart looked like a coach who arrived under-manned and played not to lose.
  — John Canzano, OregonLive.com, 2 Nov. 2017
• Lemonade stands as far as the eye can see — and adorable kids manning every one.
  — Jamie Wiebe, House Beautiful, 17 Mar. 2015
• Some manned the rooftops with guns, ready to defend their businesses.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• It was manned by police officers, the sources said.
  — Jay Blackman, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
• From the start, Trump’s legal team has been out-manned by Mueller’s.
  — Shannon Pettypiece, Bloomberg.com, 2 May 2018
• To turn the rudder, six cadets must man three massive wheels made of wood and copper.
  — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
• Prince Philip, on the other hand, likes to spend his time manning the grill.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2017
• Da Kine Poke mans a food truck in the beer garden that serves its full menu.
  — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 May 2018
• There are reports that some states have the equipment in place, but may not have the staff to man the lines.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2022
• The guards were brought in at the request of the workers to man key stops in the floating city.
  — Julia Buckley, CNN, 22 Aug. 2021
• The group needs someone to man the phone at all hours, as more and more requests are coming in.
  — Judith Magyar, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
• Even if a suitable site is found and manned, deposits lie under ice sheets up to a mile thick.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026