Renaissance man
Example Sentences
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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
The London Guardian once declared him “one of the style gurus of modern times” and “fashion’s most celebrated Renaissance man.”
From Washington Post
A Renaissance man, Paris was also a violinist with the Georgetown Orchestra, and several of his watercolors and photomechanical reproductions are owned by the Smithsonian Institution.
From Washington Post
He even shared a super-helpful illustration that he drew himself — a true Renaissance man!
From Salon
“But it was an era of lynchings and the Tulsa Massacre, and the NFL couldn’t see through the rampant racism to recognize that it had a Renaissance man and a chance to do something transformative.”
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
