Example Sentences

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You know, one of the things is the idea unmanliness, of men failing to do their duty, having a stiff upper lip, and sort of be basically military or patrician.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2016

Beneath the worldliness there is an anxious young man who equated his sensitivities and illnesses with unmanliness.

From Time Magazine Archive

In facing up to his dilemma, the hero must also face up to his unmanliness.

From Time Magazine Archive

The word signifies unmanliness to me, and I don’t think of him that way.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

We rightly ascribe this sort of contentment to mere unmanliness and want of spirit.

From Considerations on Representative Government by Mill, John Stuart