aspiration

Example Sentences

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He shared what might be a more challenging aspiration.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The goal isn’t to limit enjoyment, but to ensure that spending reflects actual use rather than aspiration.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

That collapse has erased hundreds of billions in market value from European luxury conglomerates and American beauty giants that bet heavily on Chinese middle-class aspiration.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

"I'm pretty comfortable with the aspiration to be in a unique special relationship as long as we remember it needs to be created," he says.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

“But he had a lot of water in his lungs, and it gave him pneumonia, what they call aspiration pneumonia,” Carl explained.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings