ambitious for

phrase

: wanting (someone) to be successful
He was very ambitious for his children but not for himself.

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However, the women who do express ambition tend to be ambitious for local office only. — Emma Schroeder, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 Additionally, the first-stage engines are full-flow staged combustion, which is ambitious for a first engine design. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 Jay has become very ambitious for doing those types of things that have gotten him his success in every area of his life. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 July 2026 Being too large and ambitious for a commercial gallery, while too of-the-moment for a slow-moving museum, an exhibition like this would otherwise have had a hard time finding a home. — Benjamin Lima special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ambitious for

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“Ambitious for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambitious%20for. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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