close-minded

Example Sentences

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Increasing numbers of Americans in recent years are rejecting organized religion, seeing it as cruel, restrictive and close-minded.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

The joke is that Edna and her production staff are fundamentally close-minded.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

She believes students take this messaging to heart, and it can leave them feeling close-minded about math.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Letts fills the council seats with a gallery of petty tyrants, fading hangers-on and close-minded guardians of their own best interests.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2022

We may face a lot of close-minded people along the way.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers