homme du monde
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hommes du monde
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"As an homme de race," said the American lady eagerly, with the true Republican appreciation of blood and title, "as an homme du monde, as a..."
From The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode by Marie Van Vorst
And during that time he slumbered peacefully, "en homme du monde," said Nestor Roqueplan, "without snoring."
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
He is a tall, handsome homme du monde, rather English looking, very young.
From Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 by Mary Alsop King Waddington
It is my nature to speak frankly; perhaps you may call it brutally, but I am not homme du monde.
From The Way of Ambition by J. H. Gardner Soper
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