be lofty
Example Sentences
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Modernization, tradition — these may be lofty statements for historians or for sociologists, but for me, it should be a story.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2022
I admired the sky-seekers — they often wanted to grow up to be lofty things like astronauts, and it was a joy to see them watching the clouds cross the blue.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
And just like learning Portuguese or writing "King Lear," the goals we set for ourselves in this incredibly anxious, enraging, grief-riddled time don't have to be lofty, unpleasant, or against our talents and interests.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2020
If people aren’t already in the habit of saving money, their goal doesn’t need to be lofty — and perhaps shouldn’t be.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2018
When it was designed by Christopher Wren, the general belief was that such buildings should be lofty, that the observer might be raised toward the heavenly bodies whose motions he was to watch.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. by Various
