loftily
Example Sentences
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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
And in 10th, there’s North Carolina, already perceived so loftily ahead of the third season of the second iteration in Chapel Hill for Coach Mack Brown.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2021
When he talks of Napa farming, Mr. Beckstoffer speaks loftily, invoking paragons of American culture like skyscrapers and jazz.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2020
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
It must have cost a good deal of Estraven’s money, that money I had loftily handed over to him in Mishnory.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
