Don Quixote
noun
Don Qui·xote
ˌdän-kē-ˈ(h)ō-tē 
ˌdäŋ-;
chiefly British dän-ˈkwik-sət
: an impractical idealist
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a latter-day Don Quixote, she's spent her life fighting the state's big logging companies
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Dalí lithographs are on display, and each room showcases Gustave Doré’s drawings from a historic copy of Don Quixote.
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Proud of his roots, Mr. Escobar compared the city’s residents to the character Don Quixote, who also hails from the Castilla-La Mancha region of Spain.
—Liam Stack, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In the musical’s book, Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes entertains his fellow prison inmates with his tale of Don Quixote, an elderly and confused but optimistic man who imagines himself a knight on a quest to battle giants and protect fair maidens.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025
Mexican wrestlers crisscross the region, performing at the nightclub Don Quixote, the Ukrainian Cultural Center and other venues from Boyle Heights to Carson to Irvine.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 2025
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Proud of his roots, Mr. Escobar compared the city’s residents to the character Don Quixote, who also hails from the Castilla-La Mancha region of Spain.
—Liam Stack, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In the musical’s book, Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes entertains his fellow prison inmates with his tale of Don Quixote, an elderly and confused but optimistic man who imagines himself a knight on a quest to battle giants and protect fair maidens.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2025
Mexican wrestlers crisscross the region, performing at the nightclub Don Quixote, the Ukrainian Cultural Center and other venues from Boyle Heights to Carson to Irvine.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for Don Quixote
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“Don Quixote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Don%20Quixote. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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