idealistic
Example Sentences
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Forty years ago, Grisham was a lawyer and state legislator in Mississippi with an idea for a story about a racially charged murder trial, seen through the eyes of a young, idealistic attorney like himself.
A sweet, idealistic grade-school teacher, Salim doesn’t share his aging dad’s fiery rhetoric regarding Israel.
From Los Angeles Times
The thirst for power has a way of corrupting even the most idealistic hearts, alas.
From Los Angeles Times
Finke, 35, who dropped out of medical school to work on wastewater treatment technology for communities in Africa and India, is idealistic about the wider effects of Brimstone’s cheaper materials.
It’s a treat to watch the magnetic Groff trace an unlikable guy to his idealistic origins, Radcliffe’s face soften from judgmental colleague to wide-eyed hopeful and the wonderful Mendez peel back layers of unrequited love.
From Los Angeles Times
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