worldly

Example Sentences

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Although there is scarcely a reader of history unaware of the widely rumored affair between Edwina Mountbatten—the viceroy’s wife—and Jawaharlal Nehru, that most worldly of Indian anti-imperialists, Mr. Dalrymple repackages it with jaunty mischief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

There are still financial tasks that have to be done for you after your death, like filing your last tax return and cleaning up your worldly possessions.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

In it, an elderly person gives up ownership of worldly possessions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Although relatively tame next to what was to follow, Puccini’s 1918 “Suor Angelica” revealed a convent where worldly and spiritual desires collide.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

An invading army might show up at the city walls without notice, and invading armies, although interested in fortunes, care little for worldly knowledge.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day