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How to pronounce men in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hands, manpower, work force, workforce
Type of force, personnel
Has types complement, full complement

Examples of men

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He said the second officer was later shot as he tried to rescue the wounded men.
From the usatoday.com
Deputies say two men jumped into their vehicle and ordered the husband to drive.
From the dailyherald.com
He rode in a van with five men who were about to be deported to Mexico, he said.
From the stltoday.com
More than 100 men have sought shelter at the mission on some nights this winter.
From the thenewstribune.com
Men are the victims of unintentional drowning more than twice as often as women.
From the sacbee.com
This shooting involved two local men who were not tourists or cruise passengers.
From the orlandosentinel.com
While nearly 40% of men are optimistic about a pay raise, only 30% of women are.
From the techcrunch.com
Men formed a shield around them so they could move through the square unimpeded.
From the newsweek.com
There are dozens of men who have been injured, some very badly with head wounds.
From the time.com
More examples
  • An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
  • Take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
  • Provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"
  • Serviceman: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
  • The generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
  • Homo: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
  • The term man (pl. men) is used for an adult human male (the term boy is the usual term for a human male child or adolescent). However, man is sometimes used to refer to humanity as a whole. Sometimes it is also used to identify a male human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "men's rights".
  • Humans, known taxonomically as Homo sapiens (Latin: "wise man" or "knowing man"), are the only living species in the Homo genus of bipedal primates in Hominidae, the great ape family. ...
  • Manfred Gnu00E4dinger (Dresden 1940 u2013 Camelle, 28 December 2002) a.k.a. Man or O Alemu00E1n was a German hermit and sculptor who lived in the village of Camelle, on the Costa da Morte, in Galicia (Spain). He lived a very simple and natural life, building sculptures on the beach where he lived and tending to his small garden...