fast living
Example Sentences
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Nick Broomfield’s latest documentary, “The Stones and Brian Jones,” looks back at Jones’s rise and fall, lingering on the intra-band power plays and fast living that helped bring him down.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
When fast living turns slow and labored, you tend to remember the good times and ponder big ideas such as meaning and purpose.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2020
Charlie is a musician who enjoyed a youthful summer as a one-hit wonder, then squandered his money on fast living and his talent on slacking.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 19, 2019
The sentiment fits Fleming — World War II intelligence agent, thriller writer, devotee of the fine art of fast living — to a T. “Always say yes. Otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2014
The Puttkammers were surprised at the suitor’s impetuous love-making, also were shocked by the reputation Bismarck had for fast living.
From Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck by John Hubert Greusel
