Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

At night, K Street is a bustling corridor of aspiringly high-end nightclubs and restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2022

It was better to perform aspiringly and attractively and lose than to perform conservatively and win.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2018

There’s the quirky lullaby that Tom used to croon to his infant daughters; the lyrical compositions of Carver and Ray and an aspiringly cheerful singalong in Tom’s kitchen halfway through the show.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2017

The better burst aspiringly from the tops of columns on the first page and outsoared the very title of the paper.

From Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days by Bennett, Arnold

But even the Lake of Como has been revised and improved; the fondest prejudices yield to time; it gives one somehow a sense of an aspiringly high tone.

From Italian Hours by James, Henry