idealist

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, word of mouth spread rapidly throughout L.A.’s progressive circles, luring many curious idealists to the valley.

From Los Angeles Times

So this time the leaker was neither an agent of an enemy abroad nor a high-minded idealist seeking to hold his government accountable from the inside.

From Washington Post

Lie and Feller were midcentury men — chastened idealists who expected nothing to come easily.

From Salon

The Soviets viewed him as a left-wing idealist and anti-imperialist critic of U.S. policies who, because of his connections, was headed for a promising future as a political leader.

From Washington Post

Yeh imagines Maya as a headstrong idealist, committed above all to the purity of her design.

From New York Times