wannabe

Example Sentences

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The two-cap striker - who last played for Scotland in 2022 - has the play-off final to look forward to where he will come up against a fellow World Cup wannabe in Oli McBurnie.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

So far, so good for the wannabe disruptors.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“Ghalibaf is Iran’s wannabe strongman,” said Sina Azodi, director of Middle East studies at George Washington University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

He followed, and I, a wannabe actor who shrewdly noted the CAA tag in his bio, followed back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

A wannabe vampire, or maybe a Kool-Aid freak?

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan