bons vivants
- plural of bon vivant.
Example Sentences
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On a recent Thursday night, Cavalier Galleries held an opening for the photographer Christophe von Hohenberg, drawing the well-heeled bons vivants.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2022
The original owners, John Sowden and his wife, Ruth, envisioned it as a bohemian playhouse for aspiring actors and Hollywood bons vivants.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2019
Local celebrities, bons vivants, and actors from Broadway a few blocks away traded mostly unscripted quips, delivering the sophistication of a New York cocktail party to the rest of America.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2012
When Disneyland Paris opened in 1992, Disney famously banned wine from park restaurants, much to the dismay of European bons vivants.
From Time Magazine Archive
A most exacting group of bons vivants, these.
From Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero by Smith, Francis Hopkinson
