be lofty

Example Sentences

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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

The bar for structural separations is and ought to be lofty: That radical remedy should be invoked only when it is the only way to repair demonstrable harm.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2020

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

There would be lofty lectures on the Enlightenment and liberal democracy and integration.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2019

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