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Example sentences for: idealism

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In a chapel in the left transept, the wooden Crucifixion by Donatello (1425) is in affecting naturalistic contrast to the Renaissance idealism of the time.
"Americans are waiting for new hopes, new energy and new idealism."
A Henry James or a Joseph Conrad might do justice to the tensions in Clinton's political career--the tug of war between idealism and cynicism, the empathy for others, and the calculating self-interest.
But some are responding to the fleeting hormonal surges of youthful idealism, or to the special status hierarchy of the academic subculture where they temporarily reside.
Cursed with a combination of irrational idealism and irrational narcissism, they insist on interpreting public opinion and behavior in ideological terms.