libertine
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Someone like Sharon Stone carries a similar yet unique on-screen aunt aura — the libertine, cigarette-smoking relative, with enough stories to tell in a single sitting to keep a family talking for generations.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
The Kaufman and James recordings sound more like something out of the buttoned-up Gay Nineties than the libertine Roaring ’20s or the Big Band Era.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The slightly buffoonish libertine and eldest son of billionaire magnate Logan Roy, Connor has sidestepped the battle for power that animates his three younger half-siblings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2023
This man has been idolized as a libertine — his mission is “Viva la libertà” — but his own freedom, not the freedom of other people.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023
The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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