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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Weiss frames her mission in terms that would delight a civics teacher: to use the wide reach of CBS to kindle a new era of high-minded debate in American politics, and help carry the country past its current left-right morass.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
If that’s you, feel free to set aside this review and move on to more high-minded pursuits.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
If that sounds like pretty reasonable, even high-minded after all that has preceded it, rest assured that Allen is not quite done with the tough talk yet.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Any notion that this is a high-minded, good-government effort by the administration has to be put in the context that Trump has consistently sought to cast doubt on legitimate elections for at least a decade, dating back to his successful campaign for president in the 2016 election.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
If that’s you, feel free to set aside this review and move on to more high-minded pursuits.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
If that sounds like pretty reasonable, even high-minded after all that has preceded it, rest assured that Allen is not quite done with the tough talk yet.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Any notion that this is a high-minded, good-government effort by the administration has to be put in the context that Trump has consistently sought to cast doubt on legitimate elections for at least a decade, dating back to his successful campaign for president in the 2016 election.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 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 5 Dec. 2025.
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