aspirations
Example Sentences
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My wide-eyed aspirations need to be lowered significantly.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
In recent months, Ossoff’s skill on the stump has stoked speculation about his aspirations for 2028.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Bromley and Chiselhurst MP argued that such bills represented the "dreams of this or that group and the proper aspirations of good minded-people" but were "not necessarily very well-thought through".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The vast majority of incomers, she counters, are “middle-class people with aspirations for the American dream.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Her mind seemed wholly taken up with reminiscences of past gaiety, and aspirations after dissipations to come.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
