small-minded
Example Sentences
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In Mohit’s telling, Laxman seems merely grubby and small-minded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
“I’m sure there are small-minded people in Manhattan, but our show just wasn’t focused on that part,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
“I love it. It’s gorgeous. I mean, I don’t like the small-minded people that live here. Narrow-minded, narrow boys’ club.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024
Speaking ahead of his appearance, he said he wanted to show people he was not "mean-spirited, small-minded, nasty".
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
I counted on her small-minded interference in the day-to-day running of the school to keep attention diverted elsewhere, while I searched for the information I needed.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
