aspirant

Example Sentences

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Traditionally hacker houses — a tech industry rite of passage — referred to cramped quarters shared by start-up aspirants in search of big ideas and cheaper rent.

From Washington Post

Nuclear weapons are as dangerous for current nuclear states as they are for aspirants.

From Seattle Times

Republican presidential aspirants must enchant a nominating electorate dominated by people for whom politics is supremely important.

From Washington Post

Four league insiders surveyed on the condition of anonymity believed nearly every Finals aspirant in the West had improved, intensifying the playoff fights to come in the spring.

From Los Angeles Times

Government jobs in India are generally for life and Mr Kumar says millions often wait for years to get one and "spending money to cheat eventually becomes the motto of some aspirants".

From BBC