How to Use mensch in a Sentence

mensch

noun

• She was also asked to describe what a mensch is in her own words.
  — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 31 Oct. 2022
• Bong turned out to be not just the night’s biggest winner but its biggest mensch.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2020
• On top of all of his other attributes, Richard Avedon was a mensch.
  — Scott Eyman, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2020
• And watching her re-connect with a mensch from her past is a pleasure.
  — Joanne Kaufman, WSJ, 23 May 2018
• Whether the mensch will provide enough luck to propel Israel to the second round is unclear.
  — Ken Belson, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2017
• Like Jenny’s mensch, the Kia Stinger is a little ballsy, from the cartoonish name to the swagger in its styling to the hatchback body to the rear-drive platform.
  — Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 20 June 2017
• In classic mensch-like fashion, 100% of the proceeds will go toward Meals on Wheels Vermont.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2021
• But now, 46 years after first being elected to the state assembly, Nadler is playing the mensch card.
  — Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 19 July 2022
• This year, the television honors went to Norman Lear, going on ninety-nine and in full mensch-hood.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
• First, here’s a modest suggestion for dealing with those who do choose to leave: Be a mensch; wish them well and thank them for their contributions.
  — Deborah Lovich, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
• Amid the crises of cinema and history, Alana gets her overflowing good will and untapped competence into gear, and Gary, a lout in the making, learns to be not just a man but a mensch.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2021
• And speaking of menschen, mensch number one is Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2022
• Moran is responsible for much of the film's warmth and energy, playing a mensch whose genuine belief in the young Bowie's genius is sorely tested.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2020
• The token mensch of the piece, a student named Seth ( Nico Hiraga ), wants to be nice to everyone, but niceness carries its own complications.
  — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2021
• Menashe's final attempt to become a mensch in his community is to host a memorial meal at his tiny apartment in his late wife's honor.
  — Michael Heaton, cleveland.com, 18 Aug. 2017
• The stories bandied about reveal a man who seems, alternately, like a family member and a celebrity, a real mensch.
  — Jazmine Hughes, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2020
• Plus, people in the gray area between mensch and monster – the ones with histories of warmth and decency who have lately veered into anger - need more loving people in their lives, not fewer.
  — Carolyn Hax, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2018
• Commander Lawrence revealing himself to be (maybe) a mensch!
  — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 July 2018
• Beyond everything else, Peter Scolari was a mensch, a hard worker, a thoughtful actor, always a pleasure on a set.
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2021
• Mister Mort aka Mordechai Rubenstein, everyone’s favorite jovial mensch and street style photographer, wore a monogrammed white polo shirt and a pair of rainbow tinged seersucker pants.
  — Vogue, 23 Aug. 2019
• Or maybe being Hollywood’s leading mensch just comes naturally to him.
  — Jaya Saxena, GQ, 10 May 2018
• Tompkins has become a mensch to younger comedians like Newsome and Lapkus, who both noted his generosity onstage and off.
  — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2021
• That recording reminds us of a great artist, to say nothing of a mensch and gentle giant, common descriptions of the cellist in the flood of loving tributes pouring onto social media and classical music websites.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2020
• Jonah is a mensch for engaging constructively with his critics.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2012
• Howard’s genius wardrobe was created by costume designer and stylist Miyako Bellizzi, along with consultant and fashion mensch Mordechai Rubinstein.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2019
• Brodesser-Akner is a master of zeitgeisty pith and Toby, while occasionally too saintly for realism’s sake, is a delightful mensch.
  — Vogue, 31 May 2019
• Whatever is the Greek counterpart for mensch would apply perfectly to Paul (who is almost comically proud of his Greek heritage)—and, with further gender and nationality adjustments, to Kukula as well.
  — James Fallows, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2017
• Native Washingtonian, business owner, mayoral candidate, and mensch.
  — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 29 June 2017

Last Updated: 9 Oct 2024