How to Use idealistic in a Sentence

idealistic

adjective
  • The film tells the story of an idealistic lawyer in a small town.
    Liza Foreman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2021
  • One side, earnest and idealistic, was willing to pay a steep price to attain its aims.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Dec. 2020
  • In the end, the main thing standing in your way right now may be your own overly idealistic view of yourself.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The Girls on the Bus (premiering March 14 on Max) can, and that accounts for a large part of its idealistic appeal.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The White Rose was short-lived and never counted more than a few dozen members, most of whom were young and idealistic.
    Alan Cowell, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Love across the aisle A young, idealistic Democrat, Ryan Moon assumes his love would have to share all his values.
    Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Of course, that idealistic picture was just a veneer even then.
    Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Scardino wanted the girl group’s only hit to play up how idealistic the young women were back then.
    Shannon Carlin, Vulture, 13 May 2021
  • Google’s quest for new revenue streams has led it to a place where so many of the once-idealistic tech giants seem to have wound up—at the Department of Defense.
    Brian Merchant, The Atlantic, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Thus the bitter characters at mid-life become younger and more idealistic as the show goes along.
    Richard Natale, Variety, 26 Nov. 2021
  • With these jobs, part-time remote working is no longer a far-off, idealistic dream.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Even idealistic young Sudanese who once risked their lives to protest against Mr. Bashir and, later, the military, have joined in.
    Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
  • The film takes a pretty militant stance, but at the same time, there’s a sharp satire of idealistic, naïve Greenpeace-type activists.
    Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
  • This equinox will encourage this idealistic sign to visit new places and learn new things.
    Bianca London, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2023
  • At the time, this project did not feel naive, idealistic, or radical, let alone seditious.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2022
  • On both sides, spirits were high as idealistic youngsters signed up for 90 days in their crisp new uniforms.
    Frida Ghitis, CNN, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Leonie Benesch stars an idealistic teacher who tries to uncover a thief within her school and sparks chaos in the process.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Dec. 2023
  • What was not sought was an idealistic captain determined to chart a bold new course.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2021
  • The scene crawled with idealistic creatives and the gatekeepers with enough money and connections to make dreams come true.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 July 2023
  • This is not the idealistic son of a housekeeper from Guatemala who accomplished so much in his career.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The latter was no less idealistic for being a product of the racial paternalism of its day.
    Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024
  • In the weeks since, the regime has killed hundreds of peaceful protesters, among them many children and idealistic young women.
    Frida Ghitis, CNN, 29 Oct. 2022
  • To be clear, these questions aren’t the idealistic wails of a newcomer to Tolstoy, nor should they be construed as Tolstoy’s own.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • The staffers were largely young and idealistic, and many felt that the company was helping the world’s worst polluters repair their image.
    Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • One of them seemed somewhat naive and idealistic, Greenwald says.
    Darren Loucaides, Wired, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The most important thing is that there is an idealistic view of society.
    Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
  • And Garfield played Ralph Berger, Bessie’s idealistic son.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • At the same time, the idealistic Twitter employees tasked with fixing its flaws have been fleeing.
    Will Oremus, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Born in 1917, Li was an idealistic young man who joined the throngs of young people devoted to the Chinese Communist Party.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Strengths Libras are both optimistic and idealistic, Montúfar says.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024

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