aspiration
Example Sentences
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Some of those eagerly sought to enlighten their charges, while a few others grew to see – or claimed to see – an unbridgeable chasm between the ivory tower and mass cultural aspiration.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
In other words, the White House ballroom should be bigger—not in size, but in aspiration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Speaking to the BBC, Kebede said "we all support" a desire for more inclusion, but "there is just not the adequate funding or staffing levels to meet that aspiration".
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
“Our aspiration is to win the championship. Our goal is to make the playoffs,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
It seemed to her that in her external bearing she had succeeded only in deceiving Mrs. Shigemura; inwardly she knew her aspiration for worldly happiness was frighteningly irresistible.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing aspiration
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Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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