aspires
- present tense form of aspire (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023
When tender fancy, on affection's plume, Emerging from the shadows of the tomb Aspires to trace, in visionary flight, The just made perfect, thro' the realms of light!
From Poems on Serious and Sacred Subjects Printed only as Private Tokens of Regard, for the Particular Friends of the Author by Hayley, William
And, after that, the worthy prater Aspires to be a legislator; Dreams of St. Stephen's, where he sees Himself hobnobbing with M.P.'s.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner
The author divided it into five sections of unequal length, of which the third is the most extensive: "Paracelsus Aspires"; "Paracelsus Attains"; "Paracelsus"; "Paracelsus Aspires"; "Paracelsus Attains".
From Life of Robert Browning by Sharp, William
The rage for writing has spread far and wide, Letters on letters now are multiplied, And every mortal, who can hold a pen, Aspires in haste to teach his fellow men.
From Verses and Rhymes By the Way by McDougall, Margaret Moran Dixon
