ambition
Example Sentences
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The presidency is a skin suit that barely conceals this ambition.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Isak looked well placed to quickly realise that ambition with Liverpool, the then Premier League champions.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
It was informed by a vision that all Californians with an ambition for college can succeed when placed appropriately.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
What’s Next: Roland Lescure, France’s minister of economy, finance, and industrial, energy, and digital sovereignty, called the investment a testament to Macron’s ambition to make France a leading AI destination.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
It was hard to imagine him ever lonely, or bored or despondent; his equanimity was bottomless, as was his lack of ambition, and he assumed that everyone else was much like him.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing ambition
Nothing But the Truth
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