Examples of “lofty” in a Sentence

adj Very tall or high.

• A lofty pine tree stood alone at the edge of the field.
• The cathedral has a lofty vaulted ceiling.
• They stood beneath the lofty peaks of the Alps.

adj Noble or idealistic, sometimes to the point of being unrealistic.

• Their lofty goal of planting a million trees inspired the whole town.
• He gave a speech full of lofty ideals about fairness and peace.
• She had lofty ambitions of ending world hunger.

adj Haughty or arrogant.

• She answered our simple question in a lofty tone, as if we were beneath her.
• The lofty waiter looked down his nose at our casual clothes.
• His lofty manner put people off straight away.