small-minded

Example Sentences

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Determined to give her niece a stable upbringing, Aunt Irene unhappily but dutifully left a comfortable life in Ohio to return to her small-minded hometown in the Deep South.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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

“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

Part of what makes “Civil War” so powerful is how plausible it is, depicting people in rare moments at their best but more often at their worst, riven by self-interest and small-minded fears.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

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