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

But it’s not just the small — and small-minded, and small-hearted — wealthy libertarian or right-wing elite.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2025

It’s a small-minded and petty ploy, but it’s a dangerous one.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

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

How small-minded and hypocritical mortal man was, for even as they despised the enders of life, they loved nature—which, in those days, took every human life ever conceived.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman