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
But it’s his secret office nickname, discovered by Williams in this achingly poignant drama of regret, that best characterizes the film’s theme of carpe diem: Mr. Zombie.
From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2023
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
In both, the moral, carpe diem, is the advice of men who, in spite of themselves, must live for more than the day.
From The Age of Tennyson by Walker, Hugh
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
