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Meanings of lofty in English
Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style.
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Examples for "eminent"
Examples for "eminent"
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The eminent doctor said good-bye with a serious but not unhopeful expression.
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That Aristotle erred in many ways; that he is eminent in Logic.
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The church is built upon the grave of the eminent saint, Miniato.
4
An eminent citizen, so one heard, was on the point of arrest.
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His was the most eminent name in the annals of American surgery.
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Spain's soaring borrowing costs have become a national obsession since the crisis.
2
One of the consequences of the rental-voucher shortage is clear: soaring homelessness.
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Critics say they contribute to soaring food prices and damage the environment.
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But taxpayers cannot continue to subsidize the soaring cost of higher education.
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Yemen is struggling with soaring unemployment and dwindling oil and water reserves.
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He was very young, but he had a great and towering vision.
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In all directions it looked the same; straight towering trunks, saplings, undergrowth.
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The little clearings made scarcely an impression in the towering virgin forests.
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Throughout the towering Shape was awful movement; its units writhed within it.
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As they moved forward, the maples gave way slowly to towering fir.
Usage of lofty in English
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The lofty level of oil prices helped drive down other sectors, however.
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Previous British governments have adopted lofty targets for trade, with mixed success.
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Three days ago the lofty off-spinner was relaxing peacefully back at home.
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The military wants a better approach, and they've got some lofty goals.
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In the background, in a large and lofty cell, is the sanctuary.
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Mounted on a lofty stone in the midst of the wild circus:
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It rises on the lofty Brazilian plateau near Diamantino in 14 deg.
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The first was a fringe of mangrove forest; the other lofty mountains.
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Long centuries ago, she'd looked down on him with such lofty contempt.
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Hence the vally of a lofty sperrit in the face of difficulties.
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The next flash strikes the lofty structure of confidence in their descent.
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However, mobile gaming doesn't have the same lofty requirements as PC gaming.
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This is a hopeful, even lofty motto for a new book company.
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Investors have been uneasy about companies listing at lofty valuations this week.
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The rampart is lofty and of many colours, in the rainbow style.
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A similar train of lofty conception pervades the writings of the prophets.
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Lofty across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common