carpe diem
Example Sentences
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The girl’s name comes from carpe diem, as in Kenna’s vow to seize the child she never got to hold, but the script has the restraint not to make a big standing-on-a-desk speech about that.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Like a variation on the local notion, “the mountain’s out,” the brand embodies a carpe diem attitude.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023
A tattoo in Latin on his right arms reads "carpe diem", or "seize the day".
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2022
“It’s about that — live now, carpe diem, the age old saying,” Ms. Cook said.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022
Still, had Merritt been acquainted with the classics, carpe diem would like as not have been his favourite motto.
From The Crimson Blind by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)
