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 The alpha male fox is very used to humans and has begged me for food before. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024 That said, the star is no ordinary Hollywood alpha male. Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024 Yet the actor cites another alpha male as Reacher’s true predecessor: Harrison Ford. William Earl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023 Jimenez / Katmai National Park and Preserve Grazer, an 18-year-old with blond ears and light brown fur, is renowned for her dominance, so much so that even the most alpha male bears on the river give her a wide berth. Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023 A lot of the roles I’m known for feel very period and often feel quite alpha male. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2023 That led to the great alpha male purge following the Super Bowl win in February 2013, when all of those players either signed with other teams or, in the case of Lewis, retired. Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023 In the next scene, Vanilla jumps up and down and hugs another chimpanzee, identified as alpha male chimpanzee Dwight by Save the Chimps, before looking up at the sky with wide eyes. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023 Due to pathetically low t-levels, these men seek out other ways to assert their alpha male role. Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023

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“Alpha male.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alpha%20male. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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