cosmopolite

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The cosmopolite respects and appreciates difference, while acknowledging that “no local loyalty can ever justify forgetting that each human being has responsibilities to every other.”

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2018

In an era when university art departments, like museums, tended to be divided into fiefs, each controlled by a specialist, Mr. Rosand, a genuine cosmopolite, walked a broad terrain.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2014

In a fresh publishing venture, Time Inc. is issuing armchair passports to this new U.S. breed of cosmopolite.

From Time Magazine Archive

A Californian by birth, a Frenchman by education, a cosmopolite by diplomatic service, Mr. Gibson was last week the guest of President Hoover at the White House.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a cosmopolite, and on general principles of being, I prefer the Dalles way.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 by Various