bon vivant
Example Sentences
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Rodríguez Castro is known as a notorious bon vivant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Her co-star, Sean Amsing, provides plenty of comic relief as Roberto, a bon vivant who says things like, “Everything I know about France, I learned from ‘Ratatouille.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
Creating such stunning clothing is demanding work that has left Anne little time for anyone else, something Sevigny — a modern bon vivant if there ever was one — says felt true to her life.
From Salon ● May 2, 2025
Swapping a beltway bon vivant for the so-called Prince of Darkness is, however, a risk.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
In any case, practically overnight, Bobby turned himself from a dead stockbroker and incapacitated bon vivant into a live, if somewhat unqualified, agent-appraiser for a society of independent American art galleries and fine arts museums.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
