Sentence examples for lofty team from inspiring English sources

His lofty team of economic rivals is looking more like a team of small forwards and shooting guards.

The two teams' lofty positions in the standings may suggest that dropping the gloves is the pathway to victory.

Winning the World Series has become the standard for the Yankees, and right now that seems a lofty goal for a team only six games over.500 -- a team whose signature trait this summer is inconsistency.

At least publicly, Wannstedt is keeping the lofty expectations for his team in check.

It is hardest when the lofty expectations surrounding his team hinge largely on his predicted performance.

Such is the lofty benchmark when the team is not chasing opponents on the court but legends of its past.

That would be a lofty aspiration for a team in the bottom quartile of major league and National League payrolls.

PHILADELPHIA — As blunt as Kevin Garnett was Monday about the Nets' defensive struggles, he was equally direct about the team's lofty defensive ambitions.

His Syracuse Orangemen had lost a close game to Georgia Tech, a team with lofty hopes of a run at a national championship.

While 80 points is a lofty sum for any team's bench, the significant production from the reserves has run part and parcel with the Nets' recent ascent.

By the United States basketball team's lofty standards — standards re-established by the Dream Team of 1992 — anything short of Olympic gold is seen as a failure.