be lofty

Example Sentences

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Modernization, tradition — these may be lofty statements for historians or for sociologists, but for me, it should be a story.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2022

And just like learning Portuguese or writing "King Lear," the goals we set for ourselves in this incredibly anxious, enraging, grief-riddled time don't have to be lofty, unpleasant, or against our talents and interests.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2020

There would be lofty lectures on the Enlightenment and liberal democracy and integration.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2019

If people aren’t already in the habit of saving money, their goal doesn’t need to be lofty — and perhaps shouldn’t be.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2018

The timber should be lofty, clean in the bark and straight in the grain, and of quick growth.

From Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) by Strickland, Samuel