libertinism

Example Sentences

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Contrary to the crusty, chaotic libertinism of their shows, the band is disarmingly sweet and funny in person despite being duly crude.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Camp vulnerability and country vibes mingle in a mashup of queer exuberance and Marie Antoinette libertinism: between songs, Roan waves a pink feather fan.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

As a flip side to his alleged libertinism, Hart was a moral scold.

From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2018

By the early 18th century, moral instability encouraged both libertinism and chiliasm.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2018

Whether this lady found in John of Gaunt a faithful and loving husband, or whether his libertinism caused her to pass her short life in disappointment and sorrow, no authentic document enables us to pronounce.

From Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth by Tyler, James Endell