philosopher
Example Sentences
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In his program note, Sharon quotes the doom-laden philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer as an inspiration for Wagner’s nothing-is-real masterpiece.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Jospin, who has two children with his first wife, also remarried that year, to feminist philosopher Sylviane Agacinski.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
Married in later life to the philosopher Syvliane Agacinski, who survives him, Jospin was respected as an honest – if somewhat technocratic – left-wing leader.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
He has spoken to the world about his impending demise like a Christian philosopher of death—frank, unafraid, sometimes folksy, always graceful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
He sounds thoughtful now, like a philosopher musing about the meaning of life.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.