quixotic
Example Sentences
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Basically, this mascot is carrying the flag for a quixotic battle to save a dying industry.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Some longevity influencers attract rubbernecking for their quixotic quests to live forever, epitomized by venture capitalist Bryan Johnson’s vampiric infusions of his teenage son’s blood plasma.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026
“This isn’t some sort of quixotic top-line grab,” Jassy said of the company’s AI investments.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
With its aims so quixotic and its ambitions so extravagant, the movement was destined to fail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
He was a tall, gangly, intense, quarrelsome teenager, a quixotic chess prince who exhibited occasional flashes of charm and grace.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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