loftiness

Example Sentences

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There’s a certain loftiness, I think, to Metallica.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Stewart, 37, chuckled at the increasing loftiness of his inquiries, but his point was serious: always dig deeper — an ethos he seems eager to pass on to listeners.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2024

The aim with the music there, Wood told me, was to create a sense of loftiness without sounding staid.

From The Guardian • Nov. 6, 2018

More pertinently, it would have forced Netflix to subscribe, at least outwardly, to the reigning elitism and increasingly out-of-touch loftiness about how movies are meant to be seen.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2018

Anna May feigned offense, then tipped up her chin and said with exaggerated loftiness, “And actually, I was one of just three lantern holders.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu