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

Years since Hudson received her only Oscar nomination, for playing rock musician enthusiast and bon vivant Penny Lane in “Almost Famous.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

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

As a well-kitted, bottle-blond bon vivant with a taste for oysters and snails, he seems to have pushed hard on the limits of his own sumptuary laws.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro