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loftiness



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Stewart, 37, chuckled at the increasing loftiness of his inquiries, but his point was serious: always dig deeper — an ethos he seems eager to pass on to listeners.

From New York Times Apr. 29, 2024

The aim with the music there, Wood told me, was to create a sense of loftiness without sounding staid.

From The Guardian Nov. 6, 2018

More pertinently, it would have forced Netflix to subscribe, at least outwardly, to the reigning elitism and increasingly out-of-touch loftiness about how movies are meant to be seen.

From Slate Apr. 21, 2018

“The thing about the Heartbreakers is, it’s still holy to me,” he said with no air of loftiness or pretense.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2017

Anna May feigned offense, then tipped up her chin and said with exaggerated loftiness, “And actually, I was one of just three lantern holders.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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