toplofty

Example Sentences

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Reading the toplofty Mr. Grantham, one can almost hear the voice of Shakespeare’s Puck—“What fools these mortals be.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

This settled quality makes Trilling’s letters a bit toplofty and dull.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2018

But until Big Steel broke its toplofty silence, no one was willing to gamble on the prospects of Geneva doing the job.

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite its toplofty position, the Third Program does not stand in complete isolation from the other two services.

From Time Magazine Archive

He watched her making the best of herself, as a skilful woman does when she is all dressed up in handsome scenery among toplofty people.

From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Raleigh, Henry