man of the world
Example Sentences
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He is a man of the people and a man of the world.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2019
He’s a man of the world, of humanity, he says.
From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2017
Lucas the producer, a man of the world, is a man of the word.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 6, 2016
Like his model St. Francis, Bergoglio was a man of the world before his ordination at age 32, having first held jobs as a lab technician and a discotheque bouncer.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2015
Despite his youth, he seemed to me an experienced man of the world.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
