How to Use trans man in a Sentence

trans man

noun
  • Lundholm is a trans man who was assigned female at birth.
    — Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • In other words, trans women are women, and trans men are men.
    — Jenna Norosky, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Similar findings have been shown in trans men.
    — Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
  • Schillizzi, a gay trans man, brought his 18-month-old daughter to the lectern for his comments.
    — Ana Goñi-Lessan, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Nacho is a trans man who was arrested for swindling and started a rock band in jail.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Nacho is a trans man who was arrested for swindling and started a rock band in jail.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
  • It is also used by trans men who would like to preserve their fertility.
    — Marina Gerner, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Johan asks, realizing that William might in fact be a trans man.
    — David Opie, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
  • As a trans man, Emil isn’t used to finding off-the-rack clothing that fits perfectly.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Public funds would no longer be used to purchase items that bind breasts, remove hair or allow trans men to use urinals.
    — Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The Odyssey marks Page’s return to mainstream film and his first major movie role as a trans man.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
  • Such an unabashed display of strength and aggression from larger trans men — and a crowd cheering them on to boot.
    — James Factora, Them., 13 Aug. 2025
  • The 35-year-old of Chicago was finally living his life as a trans man.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Chappelle, however, can’t even do this without shoehorning in a shot at trans men.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Eleven days later, his wife, a cis woman, received her new passport in the mail but Miles, a trans man, didn’t.
    — Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Further, many noted the need for specific research to identify the health needs of trans men.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
  • That’s what happened to Teaque, a Black trans man who entered prison in his early 20s.
    — Victoria Law, Washington Post, 6 May 2026
  • Fred is a rare example of a trans man being portrayed on camera without fanfare about his gender.
    — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
  • Miles Joyner, a trans man and social worker in Louisville, asked the committee.
    — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Last year, Knott and colleagues published a small study analyzing breast tissue from trans men and cis women.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Over time, doctors have become more comfortable helping trans women and trans men access hormones.
    — Noah Schamus, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Since coming out in 2020, Page has been one of the few high profile people speaking about life as a trans man.
    — Adrienne Gaffney, elle.com, 9 June 2023
  • Tending to Barbara in her days of decline is her child, a trans man, who Barbara refers to as her daughter throughout.
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Jo, a trans man, is one of the leading figures in the New York start-up arena, a great speaker, mentor, activist.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Though Mosier is not impacted directly as a trans man, the moment felt like a tremendous reversal of his work as an activist.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
  • All students, including trans men and trans women, will be allowed to compete on men’s teams, according to the policy.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • There is a reason why no trans man who was once a woman and has become a man has ever competed successfully with men in the Olympics.
    — Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • However, the law allows the county to grant permits to sports organizations that allow trans men to compete on men’s teams.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 15 July 2024
  • This season, the drag star—who has made history as the first trans man to ever compete on the series—says she’s approached the season with a sense of levity and fun.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 June 2024
  • As a trans man, Mosier worried he would not be allowed to reenter the US on a passport that matched his gender identity.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026

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