How to Use aspiration in a Sentence

aspiration

noun
  • Much of the world did as well, at least in aspiration.
    — Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Do the whiskies live up to those lofty aspirations?
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The aspiration gap doesn’t close from the top down.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 May 2026
  • The record shows aspiration more than habit.
    — Paul Baier, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • But those aspirations have never died — and the fight is far from over.
    — Michelle Adams, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The odds may be long, but Singh’s aspirations are off the charts.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
  • That is not to say Tebow doesn’t have big-league aspirations.
    — Justin Tasch, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 July 2018
  • With your first studio lead in the books, what’s next on your list of aspirations?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2019
  • What ensued was an hours-long talk about aspirations for the year.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
  • There are four types of aspirations your customers may have.
    — Harvard Business Review, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Those aspirations are on hold for the time being.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • The cross-sell aspirations may never come to bear.
    — Ron Shevlin, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But their hopes and struggles and challenges and aspirations will still be the same.
    — Melinda Gates, Marie Claire, 11 Oct. 2015
  • What lessons might listeners who have their own aspirations maybe to join this group take away?
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
  • And the people have never been able to reach their their aspirations.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 May 2026
  • But their biggest aspiration leads them back home.
    — Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Clair’s aspirations for his son didn’t include the major leagues at the time.
    — Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, 17 June 2018
  • The young artist has aspirations to design clothes himself one day, too.
    — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018
  • The companies in the room were well aware of these aspirations.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Don’t look to the chalkboard on the wall behind the bar; that’s for the day’s aspirations.
    — Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Daniel, for his part, keeps his feet on the ground amid aspirations for bigger milestones.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • This time around, though, the duo had other aspirations for their creation.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Back then, Baer’s aspirations were a little more down-to-earth.
    — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Bowen has aspirations to play at the highest level too.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • The point worth holding onto is that these are not aspirations pinned to a notice board.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • The real key is the earnest aspiration to keep getting better all the time.
    — Scott Meslow, GQ, 12 Jan. 2018
  • What are your career aspirations, and is this company the right fit for you now?
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2023
  • But there are other regime figures who may have aspirations.
    — Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Yet even this vision is not big enough to capture the aspiration of Plaid.
    — Scott Harkey, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Outside of her dad’s dreams and aspirations.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

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