I asked, struck by the force and truth of her worldly knowledge. "Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life" by Ann S. Stephens

He believed that he loved her sincerely, but he was not too much in love to be blind to the worldly advantages of his marriage with his cousin. "Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901" by Lucy Maud Montgomery

You are a world- man, said his friend, which is quite different from a worldly man! "Foes" by Mary Johnston