High Flown

The women who fell for his high-flown talk of "triangular mutuality" might have been less pleased to learn that Jane was his true love and that he thought of sex as recreation, on a par with tennis or badminton. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Grayling does himself no favors with his foreword, here called an Epistle, which is written in such a grand, high-flown style and with such immodest ambition "its aspiration and aim the good for humanity and the good of the world" that a casual reader might even call it a sin of pride. ❋ Michael Giltz (2011)

You sense that he doesn't relish conversation about high-flown topics such as the role of the artist in society—maybe because he now shuns the obvious rhetorical gesture in his speech just as he does in his art. ❋ Paul Levy (2011)

In other words, you can say anything you want out on the campaign trail, in as high-flown language as you'd like to use; but once the shouting is all over, it's often very hard (if not impossible) to make good on these promises when confronted with the way Washington actually works. ❋ Chris Weigant (2010)

De Mole in Sunnyside, Queens, has earned high-flown accolades for its Mexican fare. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The day after President Obama's big yearly speech to Congress and the American people, most pundits and talking-head types in the media are vying to outdo each other on stating "what it all means" or similar high-flown overanalysis. ❋ Chris Weigant (2011)

Ms. Albers explains attractions and aesthetic influences in terms of high-flown parallels. ❋ Karen WIlkin (2011)

This show sees Rosenthal tackling his privileged status – as well as that of everyone in the developed world – in an hour that touches on base crudity and high-flown philosophy in equal measure. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He collects antique Samurai swords, has owned a pet cobra and speaks with a high-flown Massachusetts Brahmin accent. ❋ Benjamin Wallace (2011)