gadabout

Example Sentences

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Mr. Belmondo was inundated with offers and tried to avoid being typecast as the likable gadabout.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2021

So for a while, Prince Andrew was just Classic Royal, maybe a wastrel and a gadabout in peacetime, but a standup guy in a war.

From The Guardian • Nov. 18, 2019

The author insists she is not a gadabout, though after the release of “Primates” she was snapped at any number of benefit galas.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2018

Schoeffer is a gadabout, and he led the young couple over jebel and oued—hill and stream—in Morocco’s rugged backcountry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2018

"It is you, you gadabout, is it?" cried Binnie.

From Boys and girls from Thackeray by Sweetser, Kate Dickinson