Sentence examples for less pragmatic from inspiring English sources

An economic downswing (which we might or might not be crawling out of in these waning days of 2009) calls for pragmatism, and the only thing less pragmatic than buying a random book of poetry is buying, say, five of them.

Will West Hams pragmatism triumph over Blackpool's, eh, slightly less pragmatic approach?

Bosses seem no less pragmatic.

Why should Arabs be any less pragmatic than Jews?

But there are many other reasons, including less pragmatic ones, that students opt for Latin classes.

Mrs. Tucker has also tried to provide less pragmatic but similarly vital services.

The prospect of Conor's mother's death brings not only grief and the primal fear of death itself but a list of no less terrifying pragmatic anxieties: who is going to look after me?

And so, what British Vogue described only months ago as "the new austere" – read play-safe (if beautiful) fashion that strives to be socially responsible and exudes a certain sobriety – has given way to less obviously pragmatic designs.

Many hope Trump will take a more pragmatic, less iconoclastic line.

Still, the link between suffering and creativity seems less romantic than pragmatic.

But a year later, Mr. Obama seemed to be seeking a less divisive, more pragmatic, tone.