close-minded

Example Sentences

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Increasing numbers of Americans in recent years are rejecting organized religion, seeing it as cruel, restrictive and close-minded.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

The joke is that Edna and her production staff are fundamentally close-minded.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

“I think a lot of that is people were so close-minded when it comes to things like that,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

What you can do is “turn” someone from being a close-minded bigot and into someone more accepting of all the many different ways there are of being human.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023

We may face a lot of close-minded people along the way.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers