high-minded
adjective
high-mind·ed
ˈhī-ˈmīn-dəd 
: marked by elevated principles and feelings
high-mindedly
adverb
high-mindedness
noun
Examples of high-minded in a Sentence
high-minded efforts to improve the lives of people who are less fortunate
she was too high-minded to admit publicly to watching trashy movies, but privately she loved them
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Certainly, there was a gap between high-minded intentions and the actual application of the law.
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Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
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The best way to express this high-minded idealism was by mass-producing extremely potent, extremely pure LSD, almost as if its non-dilution was an expression of their own virtue.
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For generations, students and researchers from around the world have flocked to Boston, drawn not just to a college or university but to a region where high-minded intellectual life was part of its brand.
—Jenna Russell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
Ghost Note Fairfield Theatre Co., 70 Sanford St., Fairfield
An all-star funk outfit anchored by the Snarky Puppy rhythm section and featuring talents who’ve backed up Prince, Herbie Hancock and Kendrick Lamar, Ghost Notes is a high-minded party band ideal for the heat of early July.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
The best way to express this high-minded idealism was by mass-producing extremely potent, extremely pure LSD, almost as if its non-dilution was an expression of their own virtue.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
For generations, students and researchers from around the world have flocked to Boston, drawn not just to a college or university but to a region where high-minded intellectual life was part of its brand.
—Jenna Russell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high-minded
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“High-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-minded. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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