aspiring to
Example Sentences
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“Anyone aspiring to a public service career deserves to be safe. It should be fundamental.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
"They are what every club in England is aspiring to be," Ashton said.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 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
Bill Ackman, aspiring to replace him as the world’s leading investment guru, thinks the time has come to act on that advice.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Johnny had seen enough of Madge and Dorcas and their suitors to know that the gibe about poor boys aspiring to Miss Lavinia had gone home.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
