ambitious
Example Sentences
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It has already been a busy summer for Hull City's recruitment team but the ambitious Tigers are still working on adding two new forwards in Mohamed Ali-Cho and Ilyas Ansah.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
It’s an opportunity every ambitious politician dreams of.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
It’s enormous and ambitious, but it is also 100% successful.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
State officials believe a band of ambitious entrepreneurs can seed new industries in aerospace and ocean technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
As far back as 1885, Duke had discussed less ambitious joint ventures with some of the individuals in the room, but what he now suggested was on a different scale altogether.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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