aspirants

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Moreover, D.C.’s ease of accessibility for White House aspirants, given the line of work they’re already in, would be a plain cost efficiency for campaigns big and small.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

But some experts are worried about "traffic jams" and safety at the world's highest peak, especially in a year when a record number of permits have been issued to Everest aspirants.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

What makes California so inhospitable to the upper-crust aspirants?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

Those older members who refuse to step down have already drawn primaries from younger aspirants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

Just as human politicians on election campaigns go around shaking hands and kissing babies, so aspirants to the top position in a chimpanzee group spend much time hugging, back-slapping and kissing baby chimps.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari