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  • noun Plural form of male.

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Examples

  • The common mistake has been, in supposing that the command in the 15th verse refers to the _whole system of directions preceding_, commencing with the 10th, whereas it manifestly refers only to the _inflictions_ specified in the 12th, 13th, and 14th, making a distinction between those _Canaanitish_ cities that _fought_, and the cities _afar off_ that fought -- in one case destroying the males and females, and in the other, the _males_ only.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • The common mistake has been, in supposing that the command in the 15th verse refers to the _whole system of directions preceding_, commencing with the 10th, whereas it manifestly refers only to the _inflictions_ specified in the 12th, 13th, and 14th, making a distinction between those _Canaanitish_ cities that _fought_, and the cities _afar off_ that fought -- in one case destroying the males and females, and in the other, the _males_ only.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

  • _fought_, and the cities _afar off_ that fought -- in one case destroying the males and females, and in the other, the _males_ only.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • _fought_, and the cities _afar off_ that fought -- in one case destroying the males and females, and in the other, the _males_ only.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

  • _whole system of directions preceding_, commencing with the 10th verse, whereas it manifestly refers only to the _inflictions_ specified in the verses immediately preceding, viz. the 12th, 13th, and 14th, and thus make a distinction between those _Canaanitish_ cities that _fought_, and the cities _afar off_ that fought -- in one case destroying the males and females, and in the other, the _males_ only.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

  • _whole system of directions preceding_, commencing with the 10th verse, whereas it manifestly refers only to the _inflictions_ specified in the verses immediately preceding, viz. the 12th, 13th, and 14th, and thus make a distinction between those _Canaanitish_ cities that _fought_, and the cities _afar off_ that fought -- in one case destroying the males and females, and in the other, the _males_ only.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • _old males_ do; and it has been stated, that the males of some species of tortoises have a similar unnatural appetite.

    The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850

  • Circumcision of Jewish males is a sign of their covenant with God, and goes back to the time of Abraham.

    ProWomanProLife » The gentler side of female genital mutilation 2010

  • The national High School graduation rate for African American males is at 47 percent.

    Rocsi Diaz and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr.: An Immigrant and an Anchor Baby Walk Into a Polling Place on November 2nd Rocsi Diaz 2010

  • Moreover, when the rate of incidences of chronic anemia, hypertension, liver and kidney disease, and heart conditions among African-American males is considered, the failure to screen for G6PD deficiency among this population in particular suggests a pattern of reckless disregard for their health.

    Randall Amster: The Most Common Disease You've Never Heard Of Randall Amster 2010

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