debonair
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Though he bridled against the genteel expectations of his upbringing, he was popular and effortlessly debonair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
“It was a very debonair thing to do.”
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
In 1914, the “Duke of the Pike” — a debonair character who lived large, mostly on brash cheek and bad checks — finally got caught when his car broke down in Compton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
Here is this ostensibly brilliant, devilishly handsome, debonair man, touting his biotech voyeurism like he’s a kid showing off a painting he made in art class.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025
He was in fine fettle, sleek and well groomed and as debonair as ever, and had adapted himself so well that at times it appeared as though he were positively enjoying the whole expedition.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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