bon vivant
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Cerf was fun and charismatic, a jokester and bon vivant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Creating such stunning clothing is demanding work that has left Anne little time for anyone else, something Sevigny — a modern bon vivant if there ever was one — says felt true to her life.
From Salon ● May 2, 2025
Swapping a beltway bon vivant for the so-called Prince of Darkness is, however, a risk.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
He was a high-born bon vivant, just like James Bond, and he was the secret intelligence spymaster in France prior to the war.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Root was a notorious bon vivant, whom Louis Sullivan once described as “a man of the world, of the flesh, and considerably of the devil.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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