How to Use dolce vita in a Sentence

dolce vita

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  • Just throw in a pop of color with a bag—and you're all set to live the dolce vita.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Stay in for cocktails at the bar to catch some dolce vita.
    — Julia Buckley, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2021
  • That idea of the dolce vita, that Italy is a place of freedom to let loose, isn't doing its heritage any good.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 14 Oct. 2022
  • And, finally, things started to go right, with a bit of dolce vita.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
  • After the war Aarons would set up a Rome bureau for Life and document the post-conflict dolce vita in that city and beyond.
    — Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 28 May 2021
  • And that's where Francesco Curione of 007 Italian Records is helping make dolce vita dreams come true, one found record at a time.
    — Terry Ward, CNN, 17 May 2022
  • The Roma’s marketing strapline is, in fact, La nuova dolce vita.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021
  • There may not be any jewels in these films, but there’s plenty of envy-worthy Italian dolce vita.
    — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 27 Apr. 2018
  • All the better and easier to enjoy your daily dose of vintage dolce vita.
    — Matthew Skwarczek, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
  • The 12-mile strip on Tuscany’s coast, a short drive from Lucca, is an unadulterated high-end hideaway minted at the height of Italy’s dolce vita fame.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 15 June 2023
  • Try the signature penne dolce vita, with a shrimp and zucchini sauce or the linguini with calamari, octopus, squid, and shrimp.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • On Instagram, Cavaliere and Cardelli promote—and live—a sort of modern dolce vita.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2020
  • For a dolce vita experience like no other, the answer is always the exquisite Villa d'Este, the grandest dame here.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 28 Feb. 2023
  • La dolce vita has been the overarching goal since Scarpetta’s New York inception in 2008.
    — Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Their guests wandered into a dolce vita wonderland: Dancers stood on ladders in yellow tulle-train skirts while waiters passed around Aperol spritzes with the healthiest of pours.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 27 June 2023
  • These often curving stretches of beach present a variety of seaside settings as well as the chance to experience an authentic or rustic take on the dolce vita.
    — Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Newlyweds Ellis and Nina Senicar are living the dolce vita, with the couple sharing details about their picturesque Italian wedding.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022
  • Moda Operandi embraces high-design dolce vita with their new Save Venice tabletop edit, which supports the preservation of Venetian landmarks and heritage.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Fan favorite Jennifer Coolidge returns as the operatically tragicomic Tanya, now married but coming to Italy with a great yearning for her own dolce vita.
    — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2022
  • But that industry helped establish an impressive pool of talented, local shipwrights, who were primed to take advantage when yachting became a staple of jet-set living in the dolce vita era.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2021

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