life of the party
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Part audiophile, part pop-culture aficionado, the budding DJ is the life of the party, even away from the function.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Paying tribute to her daughter, Michelle said she was "the life of the party", a "kind-hearted, generous, and outgoing" person.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
My wife and I, any event we go to, we are literally the life of the party.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2024
“He was always the life of the party and could chop it up with anyone. He was also one of the most talented and down to earth people I’ve ever met.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024
She would not forget that he was the life of the party, that he always had new friends for her to shuttle around in her minivan.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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