idealism

Example Sentences

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People might, however, remember a moving or historic Oscar speech — a statement from a winner that inspires the exact kind of idealism the show is apparently so intent on bringing to its viewers.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026

If idealism outlives youth, ESG investing will grow significantly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

As Mrie recounts, Syrian democratic idealism curdled over time into infighting and worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Their youthful energy and idealism still draw large and excited crowds.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

The idealism I still nurtured as a fifteen-year-old did not have a racial component.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers