wannabe

What we’re left with is a wannabe blockbuster shadowboxing with itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

And Thatcher’s other film roles in 2023’s “The Boogeyman” and a bit part in the following year’s “MaXXXine” certainly don’t help Hollywood’s perception of her as a wannabe scream queen.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Which is without question why the prime minister was very keen in our interview to erect the highest bar he could to any wannabe successors triggering a leadership contest.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

The two-cap striker - who last played for Scotland in 2022 - has the play-off final to look forward to where he will come up against a fellow World Cup wannabe in Oli McBurnie.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

I know they were stretched thin, but you can’t leave an entire relief effort to a bunch of wannabe feds.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

He now leads New York, “and there are wannabes all over the country,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The distinction paid off with pros and wannabes alike, and by the time Quiksilver launched Roxy with Kasparian in 1990, they were a cultural juggernaut.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Others, like the Elvis impersonators roaming the streets, were wannabes, eager to tap into the mass tort gold mine.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

The main remaining interest was in the subplots involving England Test wannabes.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024

All these wannabes killing themselves, running around hanging the lamest posters and FB-ing everybody with Like me requests, and Castro wins without even being on the ballot, as a write-in.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin