narrow-minded
Example Sentences
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He said the paper had, despite partly moving with the times, "published countless judgemental, and narrow-minded stories" that were "clearly designed to undermine who we are and how we live our lives".
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Camara called criticism that she and other candidates were being allowed to run only to give the election a patina of authenticity a "narrow-minded view".
From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025
He said he feared that the two great powers, with their nuclear-powered militaries, could accidentally stumble into war, through a mix of excessive nationalism and a narrow-minded approach to competition around the world.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
It is narrow-minded, cynical and overtly misanthropic, in the truest sense of that word.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2023
She felt completely justified in deceiving her aunt and uncle; they were narrow-minded and mistaken.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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