debonair
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Though he bridled against the genteel expectations of his upbringing, he was popular and effortlessly debonair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
“It was a very debonair thing to do.”
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
Here is this ostensibly brilliant, devilishly handsome, debonair man, touting his biotech voyeurism like he’s a kid showing off a painting he made in art class.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025
Souther, the singer and songwriter who co-wrote twangy yet debonair hits for the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt that helped define the Southern California country-rock sound of the mid-1970s, has died.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
She loves the way Vic looks, using the word debonair instead of dapper.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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