man-about-town
Example Sentences
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He was a man about town, excitedly touting the letters and statements of “immense enthusiasm” from elected officials.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 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's not exactly a man about town, so there's not much known about his food and drink choices.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2021
So thinking, he travelled to Paris, leaving his uniform behind him, and dressed just as an ordinary man about town, quietly, but with exquisite care and neatness.
From The World Masters by Griffith, George Chetwynd
