loftily

Example Sentences

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Mr. Kramer, whose company is based in Alabama, described his motives loftily, saying he had wanted to draw attention to the potential abuse of artificial intelligence in campaigns.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Bye, bye, baby/ I’ll send for you/ Ain’t got much money right now/ I’ll come back a millionaire, he croons softly, loftily, at the end of “Hollywood.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

The president - a wealthy businessman and former liberation struggle icon, once backed by Nelson Mandela to succeed him - loftily declared that he was innocent.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022

If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2019

Lyra imagined the Chaplain speaking loftily, listening to the star daemons’ remarks, and then nodding judiciously or shaking his head in regret.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman