How to Use lofty in a Sentence
lofty
adjective
- He set lofty goals for himself as a teacher.
- She showed a lofty disregard for their objections.
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And for the loftiest goal — a spot inside the top of the six spots in the West — the Lakers need to win.
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Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2024
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If this sounds like some lofty lore-snore, well, have faith.
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Christopher Smith,
Orange County Register,
30 Apr. 2024
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How those lofty and costly goals will be reached, the GWSA doesn’t say.
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Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2022
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Funding the lofty goal is the current focus—enter the gala.
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Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
12 Nov. 2023
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Some people may laugh at that, but our goals are lofty.
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Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas News,
2 Sep. 2023
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The goal is lofty, the peanut butter is chunky, and adventures await.
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Neal Rubin,
Detroit Free Press,
27 Oct. 2024
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But Kennedy will most likely not reach those lofty heights.
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Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
16 Oct. 2023
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Brady is off to a slow start this season by his lofty standards.
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David K. Li,
NBC News,
4 Oct. 2022
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The Impressionists had lofty, airy dreams of a new art, not just a new style.
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Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
15 Aug. 2024
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With the record now under his belt, does Judge have just as lofty goals this season?
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Richard Morin,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2023
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Don’t listen to naysayers who tell you that your dreams are too lofty.
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Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Oct. 2024
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For all his lofty status, Byron tends to look askance rather than down.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2024
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But wasn’t the United States born of more lofty stuff, of a quest for justice and celebration of the march of the mind?
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Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2024
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But where that funding source from the state might come from remains a lofty unknown.
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John Sharp | ,
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11 Apr. 2023
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Its knit is as thick as chainmail yet as light and lofty as down feathers.
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Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
10 Nov. 2022
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Sure enough, these lofty goals have been difficult to meet.
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Stephanie Hanes,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 July 2024
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Palin also just had more room to fall, starting at such lofty heights.
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Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
15 Aug. 2024
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The state has not met its lofty estimates of returns from Calpers.
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Jonathan Horwitz,
Orange County Register,
4 Oct. 2024
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Even by Brecksville’s lofty standards, the Bees have a stellar senior class.
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cleveland,
7 Jan. 2023
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Adding Harden isn't going to vault Houston to the lofty heights his biggest fans still dream of.
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Michael Shapiro,
Chron,
24 May 2023
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During the discussion, Musk and staffers of his new startup spoke in lofty terms about the mission of xAI.
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Sarah McBride,
Fortune,
15 July 2023
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The losses by Chase, Morrissey and their colleagues will add to the already lofty turnover.
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Sarah Rankin,
ajc,
21 June 2023
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Now, the question is whether the deal’s lofty targets will be realized.
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Catrin Einhorn,
BostonGlobe.com,
19 Dec. 2022
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Their usage correlates to the path of a newcomer to this lofty sphere: Start from the outside and work your way in.
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Ligaya Mishan Kyoko Hamada,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2024
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Today, the company has the lofty goal of putting a pair of SCC socks on the feet of every American.
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Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
7 Aug. 2024
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Off the entrance is seating in dusty rose and mustard yellow, as well as a lofty view of the handsome green-tiled bar.
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Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
15 Mar. 2024
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The snuggly puffer coat is lofty and ultra plush, and the outer material feels so soft to the touch.
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Cai Cramer,
Peoplemag,
19 Apr. 2024
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But the research’s lofty goals did at times leave him wondering how the work might be put to broader long-term use.
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Drew Harwell,
Anchorage Daily News,
7 Mar. 2023
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