Sentence examples for is too lofty from inspiring English sources

The "too crude" theory is too lofty.

But "street photographer" is too lofty a designation for the guy you saw.

"Interpretive Mediterranean" is too lofty a description for what could be called Mediterranean Happy Meals.

This aspiration, often termed "blue collar modernisation", answers the most acute criticism of Mr Cameron's agenda, that it is too lofty, metropolitan and inconsiderate of Britain's strugglers.

American officials talk of the need for a vote that is merely "acceptable," purposefully avoiding the usual admonition of a "free and fair" election — a goal they say is too lofty given Afghanistan's situation.

OK, so maybe "eating establishments" is too lofty a term for a street cart with a furious wok and some dodgy animal bits, but you get my point.

No, that's too lofty a dream.

But some specialists say that the market's expectations for profits are too lofty.

Their remedies were too sweeping, and their language, full of terms like "sustainable development," were too lofty.

If "The Sea" was too lofty, James Kelman's "How Late It Was, How Late," 1994's winner, was far too low for many critics' tastes.

Usually, however, one does not venture to approach sacred things directly and alone; they are too lofty and serious a matter.