voluptuary

Example Sentences

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But in a sense he remained a cognoscente’s darling until the end — an elegant, inscrutable voluptuary.

From New York Times

The blasé voluptuary in his livery act was always just a personal amusement, a playful outward expression.

From Washington Post

Colman won last year’s best-actress Oscar for her portrayal of another British monarch in “The Favourite,” the eccentric and voluptuary Queen Anne, but Elizabeth, aloof to the point of refrigeration, is a different proposition altogether.

From New York Times

There is a price for its voluptuary nature: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is demanding of water and food, pest-prone, and difficult to overwinter indoors.

From Washington Post

The movie’s Colette is never as wild as you might hope for a literary titan and voluptuary who first writes herself into history with her “Claudine” novels while bedding men and women alike.

From New York Times