man of the world
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of man of the world
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
Example Sentences
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When the couple first meet, Nick is a sophisticated man of the world, and Fanny is hustling to get her foot in the door of showbiz.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2022
For an Anglo-American child of the present day, what better spirit to hover above the cradle than the ultimate man of the world?
From The New Yorker • May 9, 2019
He’s a man of the world, of humanity, he says.
From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2017
He was a man of the world, he’d taught all over.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2016
Despite his youth, he seemed to me an experienced man of the world.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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