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
The same platforms that make these foods feel ubiquitous can also make them feel unattainable — something to aspire to, replicate, or consume as part of a broader performance of being “in the know.”
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
“Certainly I think he should aspire to it and I think he’s capable of doing it,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
I doubt that trying to amend the Constitution would actually succeed, but it may be valuable to aspire to it.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
