small-minded
Example Sentences
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In Mohit’s telling, Laxman seems merely grubby and small-minded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
It’s a small-minded and petty ploy, but it’s a dangerous one.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
So it was like, you gotta get out because St. Louis is so small-minded.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2024
Speaking ahead of his appearance, he said he wanted to show people he was not "mean-spirited, small-minded, nasty".
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
I counted on her small-minded interference in the day-to-day running of the school to keep attention diverted elsewhere, while I searched for the information I needed.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
