Examples of flaneur in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But her gamboling merrymakers, hammy showgirls, and blithe flaneurs insist otherwise.
—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
But at its heart, Nouvelle Vague is still a Linklater hangout film through and through; his flaneurs this time are just the likes of Godard (Guillaume Marbeck), François Truffaut (Adrien Rouyard), Jean-Paul Belmondo (Aubry Dullin), and Suzanne Schiffman (Jodie Ruth-Forest).
—
Tomris Laffly,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
These best-selling books display the trenchant wit of a flaneur strolling through Babylon.
—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Oct. 2022
Being a flaneur suggests also a freedom—to roam, to go in whichever direction one chooses, unencumbered by the authorities.
—
Anandi Mishra,
The Atlantic,
30 July 2022
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
But at its heart, Nouvelle Vague is still a Linklater hangout film through and through; his flaneurs this time are just the likes of Godard (Guillaume Marbeck), François Truffaut (Adrien Rouyard), Jean-Paul Belmondo (Aubry Dullin), and Suzanne Schiffman (Jodie Ruth-Forest).
—
Tomris Laffly,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
These best-selling books display the trenchant wit of a flaneur strolling through Babylon.
—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Oct. 2022
Being a flaneur suggests also a freedom—to roam, to go in whichever direction one chooses, unencumbered by the authorities.
—
Anandi Mishra,
The Atlantic,
30 July 2022
Cite this Entry
“Flaneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flaneur. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
