idealize

Example Sentences

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The night is one of wish fulfillment for music fans, offering the promise of behind-the-stage action as well as an idealized vision of funk’s communal power.

From Los Angeles Times

Follow-up efforts will be needed in Iran but shouldn’t be based on an idealized world view.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The shift that matters most is moving away from idealized retirement planning and toward realistic, behavioral planning.”

From MarketWatch

The naked torso of Christ is that of an antique god, an elegantly idealized, robust body.

From The Wall Street Journal

For their part, many voters always seem to be searching for some idealized candidate who exists only in their imagination.

From Los Angeles Times