How to Use narrow-minded in a Sentence

narrow-minded

adjective
  • This is a valid concern, which is why the solution must be comprehensive, not narrow-minded.
    — Jerry Presley, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The deficient vice of being open-minded is being narrow-minded.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • However, such an observation is short-sighted and narrow-minded.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Knowledge-wise, science may be advancing, but, politically, its powers of persuasion are in retreat, in a moment defined, in many ways, by ignorance and narrow-minded grievance.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This wicker man becomes a devoted partner, sparking jealousy and malice in her narrow-minded neighbors, exploring themes of love, cruelty, and societal conformity.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • However, curiosity can interrupt that narrow-minded thinking, according to Maya Nehru, MA, LMFT, a psychotherapist offering services in anxiety and trauma in San Diego and Washington.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 25 Mar. 2026

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