jet set

noun

Definition of jet setnext
as in café society

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Recent Examples of jet set Yet the influencers have thrived by portraying Dubai as a magnet for the business-class (and above) global jet set, who are drawn to the city’s futuristic, crossroads-of-the-world appeal. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026 And El Camineto attracts the international jet set, with many loyal, repeat guests. — Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026 Valentino Garavani, the legendary fashion designer whose namesake label dressed the global jet set, died Monday aged 93. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026 Preparing to jet set the holidays? — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jet set
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  1. haut monde
  2. beautiful people
  3. upper class
Noun
  • Sargent escaped the scandal by decamping from Paris to London, and Gautreau retreated from the haut monde.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
Definition of haut monde
Noun
  • The city’s limited square footage means that even the most famous and beautiful people are humbled by a relative lack of privacy.
    — Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Not even being married to one of the world’s most beautiful people could break that spell.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of beautiful people
Noun
  • Both of them worked their way from working-class realities into the upper class.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But then for all his modernity as a playful father, the Darwins were members of the Victorian upper class.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of upper class

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