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
“I was just completely sucked in, and I was intrigued by the ambition, the characters, which just glittered off the page,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“Bureaucracy is toxic to ambition, adaptability, innovation and engagement.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The film didn’t share the same ambition or expansive scope as its predecessors.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
“You have a lot of nerve criticizing my lack of ambition when my flexibility is the only reason the kids have rides to their activities and dinner on their plates every night,” she hissed.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing ambition
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