man-about-town
Example Sentences
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He rose from humble pastoral beginnings to become a man about town in an industry where Black people weren’t afforded such prominent positions.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023
Gwendolen also comes recommended by one of Nellie’s children, oldest son Niven, a James Bond-ish man about town.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022
Nathaniel Parker Willis, the famous writer, editor of the weekly newspaper the Home Journal, and man about town, had taken Catherine into his home when she first separated from Forrest.
From Slate • May 27, 2022
He reported to camp in peak condition, ready to embrace a new role for his 30s: wizened clubhouse leader and debonair man about town.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2022
In 1821 he conceived, or had suggested to him, the idea of a book on Life in London as seen by a young man about town, and he engaged the brothers Cruikshank to illustrate it.
From Old Coloured Books by Paston, George
