Quixote
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Even Miguel de Cervantes’s aging Don Quixote is driven into a phantasmagoric abyss by the reading of chivalrous romance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The Los Angeles-based real estate company bought Quixote in 2022 for $360 million, saying at the time that the acquisition would address the growing demand for sound stage space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
Any investor panic the writing caused was short-lived, although if fiction can now tank stocks, I’m a little worried about what Moby-Dick means for SeaWorld’s parent company, or Don Quixote for the wind energy sector.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
But he’s more of a Don Quixote tilting at windmills because his solutions amount to the same level of self-delusion.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2025
"Aha, I have them now," Don Quixote said to himself.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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