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wannabe
adjective as in would-be
noun as in aspirant
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Example Sentences
She portrays a mystery novelist who teams with a young wannabe writer and influencer to investigate murders in a small New England town.
In early 1980, I was a wannabe poet working as a fry cook in Long Beach ...
In July, Brooklyn’s Bell House welcomed a sold-out crowd to see a live reading of an episode of Bravo’s 2012 one-hit-wonder show, “Gallery Girls,” about a group of privileged, post-grad art world wannabes.
Every argument between Brie’s plucky elementary school teacher, Millie, and Franco’s wannabe indie rocker, Tim, is tinged with an innate gravity that wouldn’t be present if it weren’t for the stars’ real-life relationship.
In the past 16 years, the program has dissolved into the equivalent of a mediocre wannabe that no longer competes with the likes of Ohio State, Michigan, Texas, Georgia and Clemson.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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