bon vivant
Example Sentences
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Rodríguez Castro is known as a notorious bon vivant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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
In any case, practically overnight, Bobby turned himself from a dead stockbroker and incapacitated bon vivant into a live, if somewhat unqualified, agent-appraiser for a society of independent American art galleries and fine arts museums.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
