high-minded
Example Sentences
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That dynamic may partly account for why other high-minded millennial businesses haven’t fared well.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
He was a high-minded historian and literary critic who nevertheless loved writing about rugby and cricket.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
It was once the job of “sleazy” tabloids to destroy lives with lurid gossip that titillated the public but lacked public interest in the high-minded sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
I want to be very high-minded about this.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2025
“It’s my birthday and I’m in a good mood. But someday you’ll be old too.Your body will start to fall apart and your brain will deteriorate. See if you’re so high-minded then.”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
