carpe diem
Example Sentences
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The girl’s name comes from carpe diem, as in Kenna’s vow to seize the child she never got to hold, but the script has the restraint not to make a big standing-on-a-desk speech about that.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
A tattoo in Latin on his right arms reads "carpe diem", or "seize the day".
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2022
It’s a carpe diem festival — a reminder of impermanence, as the petals shatter and drop.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2022
“It’s about that — live now, carpe diem, the age old saying,” Ms. Cook said.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022
"What must be, shall be—that's a certain text;" and in the mean time carpe diem.
From Birds of Prey by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
