quixotic

Example Sentences

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“He wants to win this battle with the city; he wants to win in court. It’s become this personal quixotic quest for him,” agreed Ed.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Basically, this mascot is carrying the flag for a quixotic battle to save a dying industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

What the film shows us, in what seems a very honest if impressionistic depiction, is that most of the world was not necessarily obsessed with rock and pop and quixotic campaigns to change the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 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