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

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

But candidate Obama was no President Obama, who quickly distanced himself from the loftiness of his campaign.

From The Guardian • Oct. 21, 2016

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