lofty
Example Sentences
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Some investors appear to be getting impatient, pointing to Musk’s lofty promises about the rollout.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
And yet even if this dispute was over lofty principles of judicial supremacy and institutional regard, the court’s later conduct gave the game away.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
If approved, the money would support Trump’s lofty military wish list, including developing the Golden Dome missile shield and building the Golden Fleet of navy ships.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
That could certainly happen again this time around, but the key thing to remember is that Nvidia’s multiple is unlikely to reach the lofty heights of 50 times any time soon.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
It was a large, stately apartment, with purple chairs and curtains, a Turkey carpet, walnut-panelled walls, one vast window rich in stained glass, and a lofty ceiling, nobly moulded.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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