aspire to
Example Sentences
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In the news business, there’s the world that most of us journalists aspire to live in—the one that has our audience eagerly clamoring for more of our serious accountability reporting.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
"People do not aspire to be beneficiaries," says Tillin.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Lawyers who aspire to become judge often run for open seats.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Horsfield’s version shows the kind of sumptuous cage many aspire to live in, revealing why some people prefer to remain lavishly trapped, and others rattle the bars, hoping for escape.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
He wanted to train me to an elevation I could never reach; it racked me hourly to aspire to the standard he uplifted.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
