ambition

Example Sentences

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For instance, why is Mumbai - which publicly harboured dreams of becoming another Shanghai in the 1990s - unable to realise that ambition?

From BBC

Most people moving to Dubai have big ambitions and dreams, Isobel says.

From BBC

Glasner and his players have been reluctant to blame their dip in form on an exhausting schedule, despite playing eight games in December as they attempt to balance domestic and continental ambitions.

From BBC

Officials have instead penciled in a far bigger role for renewables such as solar and wind in their power ambitions, which they want to provide 40% to 50% of Japan’s electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Think “overdraft-protection polenta” or a “cheap chorizo tostada” — meals that somehow still felt cheffy, like a little wink at your former foodie ambitions.

From Salon