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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Examples of Don Quixote in a Sentence
a latter-day Don Quixote, she's spent her life fighting the state's big logging companies
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The program features timeless classics, such as The Dying Swan, Don Quixote, and Giselle.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Where: Don Quixote, 2811 East Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles
When: 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. October 31
Admission: Tickets start at $33.85 at eventbrite.com. 18+ with government ID; costumes encouraged.
—Holly Alvarado, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024
Lil Rel Howery, effortlessly funny in most of his other films, gets an equally raw deal as Moose, the Sancho Panza to Harold’s Don Quixote.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 July 2024
In fact, heat has been associated with physical and emotional endurance since the earliest modern novels—Don Quixote was very much toughing it out on his way to tilt at windmills.
—Umair Irfan, WIRED, 20 July 2024
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Where: Don Quixote, 2811 East Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles
When: 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. October 31
Admission: Tickets start at $33.85 at eventbrite.com. 18+ with government ID; costumes encouraged.
—Holly Alvarado, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024
Lil Rel Howery, effortlessly funny in most of his other films, gets an equally raw deal as Moose, the Sancho Panza to Harold’s Don Quixote.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 July 2024
In fact, heat has been associated with physical and emotional endurance since the earliest modern novels—Don Quixote was very much toughing it out on his way to tilt at windmills.
—Umair Irfan, WIRED, 20 July 2024
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“Don Quixote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Don%20Quixote. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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