ambition
Example Sentences
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"Our ambition is to be able to connect to over 100 international cities over the next five years," Douglas said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The first is Babel, the story of builders so captivated by their own ambition that they never pause to ask what they are building or whom it serves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The overarching ambition behind Artemis is to establish a long-term human presence on the Moon.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Women rarely get to show ambition or greed, and she does that openly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
His main ambition in life is to turn our dumpy little mountain town into an A-list tourist destination.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Vocabulary lists containing ambition
Nothing But the Truth
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