idealism
Example Sentences
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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
At its centre is Anand "Annie" Grover, an endearing fifth-year student suspended between idealism and chronic distraction.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 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
Mr. Hunter writes with the heart of a poet, the erudition of a good critic and the idealism of an old-fashioned patriot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Joy, because they are our hope, and still kindle the idealism of the first scythes in their hearts.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
