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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-flown
Adjective
  • Kidman was eloquent and warm, leavening her more introspective thoughts with a twinkly laugh.
    Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • While never quite fluent or undeniable against Forest, two goals, 18 shots and nine on target told a basic but eloquent story.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But Chicago and New York are Democratic strongholds and frequent targets of the president’s rhetorical ire, so the moves on spending are plainly perceived as a new front in the shutdown battle.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Every argument has a rational, emotional, and rhetorical component.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Kabul wants to boost cooperation with an India that is also at odds with Pakistan, and as the Taliban continues to seek formal international recognition as the government of Afghanistan.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The company contested the findings and eventually reached a formal settlement, OSHA records show.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Maah Daah Hey Trail runs for 144 miles, offering some of the best exposure to what’s left of the country’s majestic grasslands, plus surprisingly jagged peaks, rugged plateaus, and ample river crossings.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Kyle Schwarber took a majestic swing in the fourth inning, launching a ball almost out of the stadium, and the Phillies could breathe again.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Your resident literary chef also continues to tend the hearth.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Yet the story that established Irving’s literary reputation is, at first glance, not a likely one to build a new national literature around.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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“High-flown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-flown. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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