sybarite

Example Sentences

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The Maranello flagship, for example, was overhauled by London’s Sybarite studio and given an undulating facade of red glass and white brick walls.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2021

His runner is Sybarite, a 16-1 shot with excellent form claims.

From The Guardian • Mar. 11, 2011

An extra three furlongs looks sure to help Sybarite and the race in which he ran in November has been an excellent pointer.

From The Guardian • Mar. 11, 2011

In the three years since this obscure Moscow lawyer careened into the national spotlight, his career has combined the shrewd manipulation of an instinctive demagogue with the abandon of a swinging Sybarite.

From Time Magazine Archive

Building upon this, the men of Crotona, in one of their campaigns against the Sybarites, ordered the flute-players to play the tunes familiar to the Sybarite horses.

From Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology by Pfungst, Oskar