How to Use lofty in a Sentence

lofty

adjective

• He set lofty goals for himself as a teacher.
• She showed a lofty disregard for their objections.
• And the goals of the founders are as lofty as the design.
  — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2021
• And for the loftiest goal — a spot inside the top of the six spots in the West — the Lakers need to win.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
• The higher the number the warmer and loftier the covers.
  — Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
• The higher the number, the warmer and loftier the covers.
  — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
• The temptation to laugh is, at times, the mark and the power of his lofty art.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022
• If this sounds like some lofty lore-snore, well, have faith.
  — Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 Apr. 2024
• For the spring, coach John Monz gave her a lofty goal: break 5 minutes in the track mile.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2021
• How those lofty and costly goals will be reached, the GWSA doesn’t say.
  — Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• And such lofty goals may not be healthy choices for you.
  — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 14 Mar. 2022
• Collier ranks last in PER at 1.3, while Williams is at a lofty 3.2.
  — John Hollinger, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
• Six Senses Vana takes wellness to lofty heights in the foothills of the Himalayas.
  — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
• Funding the lofty goal is the current focus—enter the gala.
  — Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2023
• Some people may laugh at that, but our goals are lofty.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
• That’s a lofty placement for a cut that’s been available for more than a year.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
• Some of the most thrilling moments came in later-career songs that didn’t hit the lofty heights of the charts.
  — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
• The goal is lofty, the peanut butter is chunky, and adventures await.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
• But Kennedy will most likely not reach those lofty heights.
  — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
• From the beginning, the odds stacked against the birds were as lofty as the skyline behind them.
  — Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2022
• Brady is off to a slow start this season by his lofty standards.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2022
• But, in the long run, tariffs probably can’t achieve all of his lofty goals at the same time.
  — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
• The Impressionists had lofty, airy dreams of a new art, not just a new style.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 15 Aug. 2024
• With the record now under his belt, does Judge have just as lofty goals this season?
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
• Don’t listen to naysayers who tell you that your dreams are too lofty.
  — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
• For all his lofty status, Byron tends to look askance rather than down.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
• But wasn’t the United States born of more lofty stuff, of a quest for justice and celebration of the march of the mind?
  — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
• But where that funding source from the state might come from remains a lofty unknown.
  — John Sharp | , al, 11 Apr. 2023
• Most of California’s house hunters have balked at the lofty prices and pricey mortgages.
  — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 July 2025
• To easily identify which bakeries had met the lofty standards of the guild, a lustrous golden kringle was adorned over the door—an exclusive emblem of royal approval—and is still found today throughout the city.
  — Carinne Geil Botta, Vogue, 31 July 2025