ambition
noun
an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment.
ambitions
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pluralof ambition.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Near the end of our conversation, he told me that foregrounding his own experience was most easily distilled by his ambitions.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
But the company, which recently filed for an initial public offering that could come as early as this month, would need a lot to go right to justify a valuation that matches its ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
These include any number of household-name technology giants whose stocks have been borne aloft to epic valuations by AI hopes and ambitions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
He said schools needed "more investment" in catering facilities and in the "professional development" of school chefs to develop menus that "meet the ambitions" of the government.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Their dark skin, their gender, their economic status— none of those were acceptable excuses for not giving the fullest rein to their imaginations and ambitions.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
