libertine

Example Sentences

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This man has been idolized as a libertine — his mission is “Viva la libertà” — but his own freedom, not the freedom of other people.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023

In 2004, Mr. Ziegler’s “Man of Letters” chronicled maverick British publisher Rupert Hart-Davis, who edited the first edition of the collected letters of Oscar Wilde that shed new light on the libertine writer.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

As a native New Yorker, Lauren would have seen California’s well-manicured image of libertine paradise often.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2022

They are the fictional forbears of Anna Delvey and every other libertine upper-class grifter one can conceive of.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2022

The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald