Don Quixote
noun
Don Qui·xote
ˌdän-kē-ˈ(h)ō-tē 
ˌdäŋ-;
chiefly British dän-ˈkwik-sət
: an impractical idealist
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a latter-day Don Quixote, she's spent her life fighting the state's big logging companies
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Spoiler alert on this 400-year-old novel, but Don Quixote doesn't actually slay any giants or rescue any princesses.
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Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Perhaps Albacete could even emulate Don Quixote.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
During the home’s expansion years, the Mitchells also commissioned Italian artist Bosch to create a series of Don Quixote tile murals for the courtyard—details that still speak to the estate’s early ambition and cultural reach.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2026
Rushdie’s sprawling picaresque is, as the title promises, a riff on Don Quixote.
—Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
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Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Perhaps Albacete could even emulate Don Quixote.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
During the home’s expansion years, the Mitchells also commissioned Italian artist Bosch to create a series of Don Quixote tile murals for the courtyard—details that still speak to the estate’s early ambition and cultural reach.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2026
Rushdie’s sprawling picaresque is, as the title promises, a riff on Don Quixote.
—Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for Don Quixote
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“Don Quixote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Don%20Quixote. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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