How to Use dolce vita in a Sentence

dolce vita

noun
  • 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
  • So go ahead, enjoy a little dolce vita as a treat.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • And, finally, things started to go right, with a bit of dolce vita.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • The la dolce vita spirit was conjured as soon as the couple arrived at the property.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
  • All the better and easier to enjoy your daily dose of vintage dolce vita.
    — Matthew Skwarczek, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
  • The Amalfi coast has long embodied this languid charm of the dolce vita lifestyle.
    — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2024
  • 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
  • Beyond all the decadence and dolce vita, the show was on home turf, all but guaranteeing blockbuster success.
    — Amy Verner, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The Roma’s marketing strapline is, in fact, La nuova dolce vita.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021
  • This year’s first-place spot went once again to a distinctive company making travelers’ dolce vita dreams come true.
    — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
  • Visitors flock to this part of northwest Italy by train and ferry, each chasing their own version of la dolce vita, the sweet life.
    — Lori Rackl, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Popular cities like Venice draw crowds for good reason, but there are plenty of places—and ways—to get off the standard tourist trail and embrace la dolce vita.
    — Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Emily goes back to Paris Emily has had enough of pizza, pasta, tiramisu, and dolce vita, packs her bags, and heads back to Paris.
    — Ursula Schmied, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • The dolce vita era in Italy was a post-war phenom, a time when the goodlifing synonymous with the peninsula became a global sensation.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Kostabi sells paintings and hosts similar brunches and dolce vita evening parties at his multimillion-dollar villa in Rome.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • La dolce vita glamor is in abundance in Italy, and an endless variety of adventures are possible, from the shores of Sicily to the charming canals of Venice.
    — Amy Louise Bailey, Vogue, 13 June 2024
  • The Italian actress is one of many A-listers who flocked here during the Amalfi Coast's dolce vita heyday in the 1960s.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
  • La dolce vita has been the overarching goal since Scarpetta’s New York inception in 2008.
    — Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • Per Andreatta, Italian cinema’s glorious dolce vita boom had also left a bitter aftertaste by way of cultural stereotypes that lingered for years.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • Marinated in the essence and spirit of its 1950s heyday, the hotel captures the golden era of Mediterranean sophistication and dolce vita glamor.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2025

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