Renaissance man
Example Sentences
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The Renaissance man, the father of the modern age, can claim all of us as successors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
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
It’s my honor and pleasure to salute You, a true Renaissance man of Harlem.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
