worldliness
Example Sentences
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He brought old-school charm, expertise and worldliness to the commentary box.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
They threw elaborate feasts like edible temples to their worldliness and wealth.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2024
What religious movement rejected the worldliness of the Abbasid Caliphate and instead pursued spiritual union with God?
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
For the sax player Joe, the heels, the wig and the alias Josephine are just exigent props; for Wilder, they’re an opportunity to dress his worldliness in winky men-in-masquerade guffaws.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2022
The very thought of my contacts gave me a feeling of sophistication, of worldliness, which, as I fingered the seven important letters in my pocket, made me feel light and expansive.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Vocabulary lists containing worldliness
Selected Short Stories of H.G. Wells
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"The Fallacy of Success" by G.K. Chesterton
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A Long Way from Chicago
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