aspiring to

Example Sentences

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"They are what every club in England is aspiring to be," Ashton said.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

"The filters and the use of AI on social media posts mean some of the images children are seeing are not even real, so they are aspiring to something that does not even exist."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

This is a foundation of sand for a society aspiring to global power, and it shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The story is simple: The dad flusters, fidgets and whines; the girl gobbles room service as though aspiring to become human foie gras.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Fronted by a lush lawn and palm trees, the Union Passenger Terminal had opened in 1954, an art deco-style building once aspiring to grandness but since overtaken by a certain grey municipal malaise.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers