How to Use lofty in a Sentence

lofty

adjective
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  • He set lofty goals for himself as a teacher.
  • She showed a lofty disregard for their objections.
  • And for the loftiest goal — a spot inside the top of the six spots in the West — the Lakers need to win.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Funding the lofty goal is the current focus—enter the gala.
    — Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Some people may laugh at that, but our goals are lofty.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
  • But Kennedy will most likely not reach those lofty heights.
    — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • For all his lofty status, Byron tends to look askance rather than down.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • But where that funding source from the state might come from remains a lofty unknown.
    — John Sharp | , al, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Adding Harden isn't going to vault Houston to the lofty heights his biggest fans still dream of.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 24 May 2023
  • During the discussion, Musk and staffers of his new startup spoke in lofty terms about the mission of xAI.
    — Sarah McBride, Fortune, 15 July 2023
  • The losses by Chase, Morrissey and their colleagues will add to the already lofty turnover.
    — Sarah Rankin, ajc, 21 June 2023
  • Their usage correlates to the path of a newcomer to this lofty sphere: Start from the outside and work your way in.
    — Ligaya Mishan Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Off the entrance is seating in dusty rose and mustard yellow, as well as a lofty view of the handsome green-tiled bar.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • And these early episodes already put us at the loftiest of levels.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Still, not bad for a former seventh-round draft pick of San Jose who wasn’t thinking about lofty numbers at the time.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Sanders made some lofty remarks about the state of his offense, which is led by his son Shedeur Sanders at quarterback.
    — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • To the lofty comparisons, Branch just responds with a nonchalant laugh.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • This is hyperbole, of course, born of a lofty critic’s deep distaste for his target.
    — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Despite the lofty price tags on display here, the Hamptons have recently seen a decline in home prices—the first time that’s happened since 2019.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Inflation got as high as 13.1% in metro Phoenix, driven by lofty housing costs here.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2023
  • Baking projects also made the list, like this lofty banoffee pie—the crust holds chewy caramel, roasted peanuts, banana slices, and a cloudlike whip.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 27 Oct. 2023
  • So far, subscription revenue doesn't seem to be meeting Musk's lofty goals.
    — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Unlike Nvidia, some companies won’t be able to live up to the lofty expectations the market sets.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • But with lofty goals for next season, her work is only beginning.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Stay on top of whatever matters to you, and watch out for anyone trying to put lofty ideas in your head that don’t apply to your long-term needs.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • After months of climbing the chart and living just below the loftiest tier, the single finally broke into the top 10.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • In the firm’s lofty showroom just off the Place des Victoires, ivory is the prevailing color and serenity is the dominant mood.
    — Sarah Medford, wsj.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • But Christmas Day put both of those to thermal shame, registering a lofty high of 61 degrees.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Champions on, off the track Harrison and Ringhand have lofty goals for the outdoor season.
    — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 10 May 2023
  • In their home, 9-foot-high ceilings allow for drawers across the bottom of the unit, a feature those looking for a solution in a less lofty space could skip.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023

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