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
Given the calculated sharpness of the rest of the musical, especially regarding the commercialism of Broadway, such a carpe diem song feels out of place.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
The young man did not say "carpe diem," but that was the philosophy which he intended to preach.
From The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
