be lofty
Example Sentences
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Lots of double-acting baking powder means there’s no need to add salt, and they’ll be lofty with or without eggs, so they can easily be made vegan.
From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 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
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
He can be lofty and Olympian, elevated above the tiresome business of courting allies and ingratiating enemies, which must be a glorious relief.
From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2012
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
