Panglossian

Example Sentences

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Of course, there are limits to taking a Panglossian attitude and psyching ourselves up in the face of challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Must we accept the Panglossian notion that the conventional slow grind of justice is the best of all possible systems?

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2022

If we think it is, it’s simply Panglossian logic: It must be the best of all possible worlds!

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2021

Of all the euphemisms the Times has used for "pathological lying," "Panglossian dismissiveness" maybe the the Times-iest.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2020

When my master adopted the Panglossian view of the universe I used no arguments that might cloud his serenity.

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John