high-minded
adjective
having or showing high, exalted principles or feelings.
high-mindedly
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a word derived from
high-minded.
Example Sentences
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“This is a song about the appreciation of reality,” Sammy Hagar declared rather high-mindedly to introduce Van Halen’s “Right Now” in the Palomino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025
It was high-mindedly dubbed The Alliance and backed with platitudes about “trust,” “gentlemen’s agreements” and “looking each other in the eye” — but no formal signed agreement.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
But he was also solicitous, supportive and, it must be acknowledged, seriously and high-mindedly patriotic.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2020
At Georgetown, Zuckerberg spoke high-mindedly about how Facebook has handed people the “power to express themselves at scale,” creating a “new force in the world.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
Yes," she said, "when you talk high-mindedly and generously, as you can, when you want to, I enjoy being with you, in touch with a mind so much more knowing and able than my own.
From The Penalty by Howard Chandler Christy
