Example Sentences

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He brought old-school charm, expertise and worldliness to the commentary box.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

They threw elaborate feasts like edible temples to their worldliness and wealth.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2024

What religious movement rejected the worldliness of the Abbasid Caliphate and instead pursued spiritual union with God?

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

It was her aura of worldliness and tenacity that made the show’s director, Lear deBessonet, so certain in casting Lester.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022

The operator permitted himself a smile of worldliness.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck