cosmopolitan

Example Sentences

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In the 19th and 20th centuries, it helped the city become a bustling metropolis, home to sizable European diasporas and a distinct cosmopolitan culture.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Its melodic guitar lines, horn sections, dance rhythms, and cosmopolitan identity deeply influenced Fela Kuti's early musical direction.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

On a recent day this winter, a cosmopolitan mix of convicts mingled in the camp’s exercise yards and worked out in the outdoor gym.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Again, flush with cosmopolitan snapshots, the recent New York Times profile of Nuzzi glosses over some severe problems.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

There Molly came face-to-face with the difference in lifestyles between the cosmopolitan Blumers of New Haven and the Lawrences of pastoral Canton.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik