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Examples of man of the world in a Sentence
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Barack Obama State: A man of the world, at this point.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
Together, these men of the world and men of the cloth engineered a spiritual revival designed to shake Americans free from creeping collectivism.
—James Morone, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
As written by Cain, Mark Ulrich's Shakespeare is a well-off man of the world in a hurry.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
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First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of man of the world was
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“Man of the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man%20of%20the%20world. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
man of the world
: a practical or worldly man of much experience
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