Examples of man of the world in a Sentence
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Harry Styles is a man of the world, running a marathon in Tokyo one day and enjoying a date in Rome another.
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Ruchira Sharma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 June 2026
Pelé was always a man of the world.
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Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2026
Korda is a man of the world, questionable in his business practices and constantly in pursuit of money and power, so obviously the character needed a home worthy of his grandiosity.
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Rachel Wallace,
Architectural Digest,
21 May 2025
Stu is a man of the world — a former prison officer who showed promise as a junior footballer and once trained with Ruud Gullit at Chelsea.
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Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
As written by Cain, Mark Ulrich's Shakespeare is a well-off man of the world in a hurry.
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Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2023
Together, these men of the world and men of the cloth engineered a spiritual revival designed to shake Americans free from creeping collectivism.
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James Morone,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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Ruchira Sharma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 June 2026
Pelé was always a man of the world.
—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2026
Korda is a man of the world, questionable in his business practices and constantly in pursuit of money and power, so obviously the character needed a home worthy of his grandiosity.
—
Rachel Wallace,
Architectural Digest,
21 May 2025
Stu is a man of the world — a former prison officer who showed promise as a junior footballer and once trained with Ruud Gullit at Chelsea.
—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
As written by Cain, Mark Ulrich's Shakespeare is a well-off man of the world in a hurry.
—
Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2023
Together, these men of the world and men of the cloth engineered a spiritual revival designed to shake Americans free from creeping collectivism.
—
James Morone,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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“Man of the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man%20of%20the%20world. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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