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high-flown [ˈhaɪfləʊn, Am ˌhaɪˈfloʊn] ADJ

Usage examples with high-flown

high-flown ideas
возвы́шенные идеа́лы m мн

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So forget for a minute the high-flown idea of local government reform.
jamaica-gleaner.com
That "about" -- rather than the more natural "round" -- is high-flown, one tiny example of the voice of an author aiming beyond the reach of her own characters.
thespinoff.co.nz
It is high-flown, heavily decorated and solemn, but its solemnity is thorough going, not a mere literary formality.
en.wikipedia.org
The thing that triggers the creative mind doesn't have to be high-flown or complicated.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The high-flown oratory, they could take or leave.
www.telegraph.co.uk
That is the case being made even by the sort of intellectuals who might have been engaging in more high-flown arguments not long ago.
www.telegraph.co.uk
I think that might be a bit high-flown.
www.thehindu.com
This high-flown phrase has a down-to-earth meaning, denoting the short-sightedness that afflicts elected governments.
www.thestar.com
Much subsequent criticism has concentrated on the absurdities of the film's high-flown melodrama, but understanding has sometimes been hampered by the difficulty of seeing the film in its complete version.
en.wikipedia.org
His style was somewhat high-flown.
en.wikipedia.org

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