How to Use hedonistic in a Sentence
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Was the hedonistic songstress on time for her 10:30 p.m. set?
— Alice Newbold, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024 -
Last year, for instance, saw the debut of a maze inspired by the hedonistic hellscapes of songs and videos from pop artist the Weeknd.
— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023 -
Some dudes go Jekyll and Hyde, studious and committed on the job, a hedonistic man on the town.
— Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2023 -
The Last of Us star also decided to ditch a shirt in favor of a bare chest, adding a hedonistic edge to the suit.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2023 -
Psarou Beach, Mykonos This beach embraces Mykonos' hedonistic, see-and-be-seen vibe.
— Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023 -
And that little window of time was so hedonistic and Dionysian.
— Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2022 -
Pleasure, here, can be as hedonistic as a night-in with a new date and an array of libations.
— Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 9 May 2021 -
Over tens of thousands of years, humans have designed these hedonistic neurotics to bark, whine, jump, and trot around on our streets and in our parks.
— Hazlitt, 20 Dec. 2022 -
These things weigh on the soul, as James will learn and just as soon forget as Gabi and her clique lure him into a cycle of depraved, hedonistic crime.
— Thomas Page, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023 -
And for those that dare tempt the foodie fates, the chili cheese fries are just plain hedonistic, overflowing with cheese and succulent beef.
— cleveland, 6 July 2021 -
Are we meant to mourn the death of a party Chazelle paints as destructively hedonistic?
— A.a. Dowd, Chron, 23 Dec. 2022 -
In the heart of Ibiza’s south coast, restaurant-come-club Blue Marlin has long grabbed the headlines with its hedonistic sunset sessions and great food.
— Duncan Madden, Forbes, 9 June 2022 -
In the past, Showalter always seemed like a psychedelic dude, but of the more hedonistic breed.
— Ryan Leas, SPIN, 6 June 2024 -
In another perfume that would amount to a heady, hedonistic journey, but the Bond version is cool and crisp.
— Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2021 -
The one-night hedonistic release is one of the world’s largest New Year’s celebrations and leaves Copacabana’s famed 2.4 miles of sand strewed with trash.
— Jack Nicas Dado Galdieri, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2024 -
The cavernous store is a masterful mix of hedonistic pleasures to ogle.
— Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2014 -
The best gifts for those who adore the hedonistic pleasure of a bubbly glass of Champagne or peaty aromas of Scotch whisky are the items that take their barware collection to the next level.
— Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2021 -
The country’s youthquake seemed more hedonistic than constructive, at least at first.
— New York Times, 15 July 2022 -
What could be more hedonistic than being in an invite-only thrill-kill cult?
— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2023 -
The over-the-top biopic focuses on the hedonistic life and early death of Mozart (Tom Hulce), a cackling dude with endless vices and musical talent.
— Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2021 -
Some kept chasing the sensation of hedonistic nights at home.
— Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2020 -
The ancient version of the Olympic Village had a less hedonistic reputation than the modern one.
— Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2024 -
The group will also hit up the reliably hedonistic Bourbon Street.
— Sarah Ravits, NOLA.com, 13 Nov. 2020 -
Under the name Kneecap, their band begins moulding the language to fit their tough, anarchic, hedonistic lives.
— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 May 2023 -
At the same time, Mr. Zelensky added, hedonistic scenes from Kyiv could be jarring to residents of parts of the country where fighting is intense.
— Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 28 July 2022 -
She is surrounded by models in a recreation of the Last Supper that puts the dinner's attendees in a gluttonous, hedonistic light.
— EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024 -
As the end cap to the holiday season, the night is for hedonistic pursuits—even if those pursuits are getting into your comfiest velour jammies and settling in for the night.
— Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 19 Dec. 2022 -
The song, which arrived on Romy’s debut solo album Mid Air in September, is a hedonistic disco escape that closes out the record on a high note.
— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023 -
In the City of London, at least, toxic culture is still thriving—and Copper’s hedonistic soirée is only the most recent evidence.
— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 2 Apr. 2024 -
Instead, Mixtape Pluto is subterranean and nocturnal, hedonistic one minute and aching with regrets the next, debauched but wounded.
— Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
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