jet set
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of jet set
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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By the 1950s and ’60s, when boomers were growing up, Americans traveling abroad were in rare air—a glamorous jet set who wore their best for flights on Pan Am and TWA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Low said: "Jean Bouquin's designs were extremely popular among the Saint-Tropez jet set in the 1960s – closely associated with Bardot's bohemian look and 'hippie chic'."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
His jet set life took him from the south of France to Morocco, London, New York and Los Angeles, where he painted portraits of the designers, dancers and artists who were his friends.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
“I know it sounds very jet set, and I love to surround myself with beauty, but it’s not excessive. It’s very comfortable,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026
Its beak shone like burnished gold, and its eyes glinted like jet set in yellow stones; its huge white wings were half lifted.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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