idealist

Example Sentences

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Bob Marley was an enigma, a fascinatingly flawed idealist as most interesting figures are.

From New York Times

And I’m an idealist: I see where you and I could go together.

From Los Angeles Times

And the idealists among us should not lose hope, because ranked choice voting isn’t the only game in town for souped-up electoral systems.

From Scientific American

Without American leadership, the league therefore lacked the “realist” element of power that Wilson’s “idealist” vision required.

From Seattle Times

Many older working class people have been taken with grievance-oriented claims that young, college-educated idealists want to save the planet, but not their jobs.

From Salon