loftily
Example Sentences
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Mr. Kramer, whose company is based in Alabama, described his motives loftily, saying he had wanted to draw attention to the potential abuse of artificial intelligence in campaigns.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
The president - a wealthy businessman and former liberation struggle icon, once backed by Nelson Mandela to succeed him - loftily declared that he was innocent.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2022
And in 10th, there’s North Carolina, already perceived so loftily ahead of the third season of the second iteration in Chapel Hill for Coach Mack Brown.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2021
He has raised expectations so loftily, even saying publicly that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for merely helping to bring the summit about.
From Slate ● May 17, 2018
Lyra imagined the Chaplain speaking loftily, listening to the star daemons’ remarks, and then nodding judiciously or shaking his head in regret.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
