man-about-town

Of all the debonair, sophisticated man-about-town he was onscreen, he was really badly damaged and badly scarred from his childhood.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2023

Henry Kissinger became an unlikely media star during his time in the Nixon and Ford administrations, frequently appearing on magazine covers and front pages and attaining man-about-town status.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

With a Hollywood-esque, man-about-town swagger, Markazi had amassed 120,000 Twitter followers and built an Instagram audience captivated by his weight-loss journey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2020

“A man-about-town, obviously, very, very erudite, or however they say that in Oxford. But he says, in his corn-pone, made-up accent, that, ‘Yeah, we closed down, people still died’,” Scarborough said.

From Fox News ● Apr. 16, 2020

In his character of what is still oddly dubbed a "man-about-town," Serjeant Ballantine was also among those who attended these Half Moon Street gatherings.

From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace

Gwendolen also comes recommended by one of Nellie’s children, oldest son Niven, a James Bond-ish man about town.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022

Coming as a surprise to absolutely no one, model Emily Ratajkowski is dating again, and the object of her latest affection appears to be none other than perennial man about town Pete Davidson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

He reported to camp in peak condition, ready to embrace a new role for his 30s: wizened clubhouse leader and debonair man about town.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2022

He's not exactly a man about town, so there's not much known about his food and drink choices.

From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2021

For not only the prosperous man about town spent his money in betting at the cock-fight, as he did at the bull-fight.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher