ivory tower

Example Sentences

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It’s usually wrong to stand in your ivory tower shouting out the window that a broad swath of people in the market are mistaken.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“I use these examples to show my team that we can’t be ivory tower operators.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Often operating in ivory tower silos and echo chambers, we scientists do an incredibly poor job of explaining to the public what and why we’re studying, our methodology, and the potential advantages of our work.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025

However, the emphasis is less on any ultimate hookup than on how the distinct pressures of the ivory tower can torment and even destroy its inhabitants.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

Then unlock the ivory tower, abolish the tyrannies of superannuated superstitions, and give the people vision, without which they perish.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James