ambitious
Example Sentences
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“Our architect told us that’s a pretty ambitious timeline, but we’re going for it,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Jo Mould, who has been a reception teacher in the city for more than 30 years, says having all children potty-trained by September is an "ambitious" target - but also a realistic one.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
In the final days of the NBA regular season, basketball’s most ambitious franchises were going all-out in pursuit of the sport’s most sought-after spots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
In addition to the hype around SpaceX, the industry is benefiting from the successful completion of the most ambitious human spaceflight in decades.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
So she’d headed to Denison the following fall instead, with an ambitious and illustrious future plotted out for herself.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing ambitious
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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