idealism
Example Sentences
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"With his rigour, his courage and his idealism, he embodied a lofty idea of the Republic," said President Emmanuel Macron.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
People might, however, remember a moving or historic Oscar speech — a statement from a winner that inspires the exact kind of idealism the show is apparently so intent on bringing to its viewers.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026
Oscar, meanwhile, his idealism reawakened, sees an opportunity for an underprivileged kid with raw talent to escape her meager existence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
This tension—between idealism and materialism—is a feature of the family through generations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
But as I lay there in my bed that night with my brother asleep beside me, I couldn’t seem to muster up any sort of idealism.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
