loftier

Example Sentences

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An uptick in business air travel is fueling loftier hopes for United Airlines, which is slated to report its holiday-quarter results this week.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026

“Whether owing to that striking optimism or some other loftier force at work,” said family member Gregory Small, she had survived with pancreatic cancer for 12 years, a feat that left her doctors dumbfounded.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

Though the footballer has loftier ambitions for the meeting in Washington - world peace.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

If he fixes the Rockies, he will have achieved something loftier than the Rocky Mountains themselves—and become the envy of his peers forever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

If I could honestly invest the hapless actor in this fateful drama with feelings of a loftier cast, my task would be easier and I would feel confident of the outcome.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright