- present participle of aspire.
aspiring
Example Sentences
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The invitation to the chief justice is in keeping with tradition and for aspiring lawyers, the presence of the country's top judge at their convocation is usually seen as a matter of pride.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“I was like, ‘I have to write about L.A. in the 2000s because that was what we were absolutely aspiring to at all times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
In the film, Early plays Maddie Ralph, an aspiring test-kitchen chef at a hip food publication.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
AI is turning that assumption upside down, and more aspiring entrepreneurs are going it alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
To help aspiring riders establish themselves in the sport, a horse ridden by a bug boy had his impost reduced by five pounds.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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