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Their quixotic charm enchanted most of the 23,000 crowd in Elche, who willed them on loudly, becoming especially giddy whenever "El Mágico" got the ball.
Tory MPs and officials dismayed by their colleague's "brave but quixotic " decision to fight a byelection over the 42 day pre-charge detention issue were relieved that he had achieved a respectable turnout from his Yorkshire constituents.
A figure central to 20th-century history of the Arabian peninsula was TE Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, a quixotic army officer whose championing of Arab nationalism contributed to early British support for what became Saudi Arabia.
In a low-key press conference outside the US Capitol building, the Vermont senator acknowledged his run for the White House was a quixotic one, but insisted he was "in this race to win" and not just raise the profile of progressive causes.
Anyone who buys it on the strength of Get Lucky finds a deeply quixotic , personal, uncompromising, divisive piece of work that includes an extended interview with an Italian septuagenarian and a miniature pop opera written by the man whose CV includes Bugsy Malone and The Muppets Movie.
Based more on disappointment in McConnell than Bevin's promise (or crazy talk), his otherwise quixotic campaign (unseating a five-term minority leader) has gotten national attention and support from the likes of the Senate Conservative Fund (early backers of Cruz and Lee, as well as Cotton) and Palin.
Openly ridiculed by the Washington establishment as someone whose campaign would be quixotic at best, Sanders nonetheless outlined policy ideas that are commonplace in many other wealthy countries – such as universal healthcare and free access to higher education – and claimed there was more support for his views than those of most of the potential Republican candidates.
She will need all of her talents to argue the case for the agency's approach to justice.When Jed Rakoff, a federal judge (pictured), decided in November 2011 to reject a $285m settlement between the SEC and Citicorp, it was widely seen as an interesting but quixotic move: when it came to settlements by government agencies, courts were seen as rubber stamps.
One car-industry executive says that though the LMP technology is attractive from a safety point of view, the batteries have to be heated up to function which takes power and makes them less convenient to use.Going up against the rest of the car industry may seem quixotic.
Egypt's desert is dotted with quixotic cities established by presidential decree.
But it worries urban planners familiar with the city's quixotic campaign to prevent flooding.HCMC, formerly Saigon, has so far been spared a devastating flood, and donors have so far been eager to help.
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The primary grammatical function of "quixotic" is as an adjective . It modifies nouns to describe something or someone characterized by impractical ideals or romantic notions. As Ludwig AI also highlights, it indicates a disconnection from realism.
Expression frequency: Very common
