Sentence examples for lofty in from inspiring English sources

But their position is "overly lofty" in Mr Lander's view.

As for online pornography, he said, it was "lofty in traffic" but did not bring in revenue.

Ormazd is represented as lofty, in the light, full of omniscience and goodness, while Ahriman is represented as debased, in darkness, full of aggressiveness and ignorance.

The speaker must be a person of high achievement but, ideally, not so lofty in manner that no one can connect with him.

Meanwhile, Diana Trilling, lofty in thick-rimmed glasses, distanced herself from her more radical sisters by announcing, "I could hope we would also be free to have such orgasms as, in our individual complexities, we happen to be capable of".

On our side, the desire was not there". Although Henry carries legendary status in England, his aura is not quite as lofty in France and his hold over the young squad remains questionable.

For her part, Ms. Argento had something loftier in mind when she took on the book.

Also on Friday, the Economic Cycle Research Institute, a New York-based independent forecasting group, said its measure of future economic expansion pushed higher last week, while the annualized growth rate rose to its loftiest in more than a year.

The Lord of the Rings is loftier in style, and structurally and thematically more complex.

Orderic Vitalis reported that Máel Coluim mac Alaxandair "affected to snatch the kingdom from [David], and fought against him two sufficiently fierce battles; but David, who was loftier in understanding and in power and wealth, conquered him and his followers".

"If they had something to claim, they could do it," he said, sitting in his lofty office in central Yerevan.