quixotic

Example Sentences

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But the heart of the film is Boyes’ quixotic search, aided by trackers and anthropologists, and eventually, a regional king.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Some longevity influencers attract rubbernecking for their quixotic quests to live forever, epitomized by venture capitalist Bryan Johnson’s vampiric infusions of his teenage son’s blood plasma.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

“This isn’t some sort of quixotic top-line grab,” Jassy said of the company’s AI investments.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

He ran “a quixotic, if not entirely prankish” campaign for mayor in 1933; per A.J.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

He describes Kelling, in fact, as his intellectual mentor, and so his first step as police chief was as seemingly quixotic as Gunn’s.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell