Examples of man-about-town in a Sentence
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There’s even a glimpse of man-about-town Colin Firth in this trailer.
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Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
D’Angelo instantly hit it off with the charismatic man-about-town.
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Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
12 Dec. 2025
But Jaglom was known for being a man-about-town in Los Angeles almost as much as for his films.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Hollywood man-about-town Christopher Chang and fashion designer/olive oil purveyor Davide Baroncini also make appearances as customers at The Bear.
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Cady Lang,
TIME,
27 June 2024
The magazine’s first employee was Rea Irvin, a charismatic and worldly man-about-town—known for his distinctive fedora with a wide brim—who had been an actor, a comic-strip artist, and an art editor.
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Françoise Mouly,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2024
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Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
D’Angelo instantly hit it off with the charismatic man-about-town.
—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
12 Dec. 2025
But Jaglom was known for being a man-about-town in Los Angeles almost as much as for his films.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Hollywood man-about-town Christopher Chang and fashion designer/olive oil purveyor Davide Baroncini also make appearances as customers at The Bear.
—
Cady Lang,
TIME,
27 June 2024
The magazine’s first employee was Rea Irvin, a charismatic and worldly man-about-town—known for his distinctive fedora with a wide brim—who had been an actor, a comic-strip artist, and an art editor.
—
Françoise Mouly,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2024
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“Man-about-town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man-about-town. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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