Renaissance man
Example Sentences
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Through him, we are allowed a rare glimpse into the street-level experiences of a common Renaissance man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Smart, worldly and insatiably curious, Mr. Ramaswamy is about as close as you get to a Renaissance man in our times.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
The mapmaker was something of a Renaissance man — relatives said he pursued photography, worked as a chauffeur and served as an executive with the Screen Extras Guild, then a union for background actors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
Mr. Mangiarotti, who died in 2012 at 91, was something of a Renaissance man — architect, urban planner, designer and engineer.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
He was, in truth, more of a Renaissance man than a modern scientist, and still thought in terms of vital forces, an abstract conception of perfection and spirits that kept the body alive.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
