small-minded

Example Sentences

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Determined to give her niece a stable upbringing, Aunt Irene unhappily but dutifully left a comfortable life in Ohio to return to her small-minded hometown in the Deep South.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

“I’m sure there are small-minded people in Manhattan, but our show just wasn’t focused on that part,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

But it’s not just the small — and small-minded, and small-hearted — wealthy libertarian or right-wing elite.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2025

It’s a small-minded and petty ploy, but it’s a dangerous one.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

It was a small-minded and ludicrous insult, sure, but his mocking of my intellect, his marginalizing of my young self, carried with it a larger dismissiveness.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama