ambition
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless, she is one of the series’ most formidable characters and the model of resolute ambition.
From Salon
He abandoned his secular ambitions, returned to Africa and became the bishop of the city of Hippo Regius.
Since we lived in different cities and were in different chapters of our lives, we could just enjoy the time we were allotted, without reconciling opposing ambitions.
From Los Angeles Times
Döpfner’s ambitions include doubling the company’s $4 billion valuation in five years, in part via investments in Israeli and U.S. technology companies in areas such as advertising, storytelling and subscription services.
Has your success in music reshaped your ambitions for acting?
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
