- present participle of aspire.
aspiring
Example Sentences
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We made notes about what should get added to the radio catalog as fodder for our aspiring DJs — and what should get chucked out or given away for free at radio events.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Last week, a group called ShinyHunters said it had broken into an online FBI jobs portal and stolen names, addresses, and other sensitive data about thousands of current, former, and aspiring agents.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
Now, those involved in the sport say opportunities are growing closer to home, giving aspiring wrestlers a chance to train, perform and begin building a career.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
They include aspiring uranium suppliers as well as small, advanced and micro reactor, or SAMR, developers, nuclear-reactor supply chain firms and investors, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He was one of those people who would be neither a follower nor a leader, but only an aspiring heart, impatient in the failing body which imprisoned it.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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