loftiness
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The Met’s 1902 Beaux-Arts facade, advertising as it does an institutional self-image of loftiness, is a loaded setting for certain new art.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
Goliath parables don’t need to be populist, but they do need to precisely convey the loftiness of their villains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
There was a certain loftiness to that evening at the Kennedy Center, when Louis-Dreyfus, a slender glamour-puss in a navy-and-black lace Oscar de la Renta dress, was honored.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 10, 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
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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