aspire
verb (used without object)
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive).
Example Sentences
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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
Of the ignorant, there are very few indeed who can think purely or aspiringly.
From Born in Exile by George Gissing
"Oh!" she gasped in wistful-voiced soliloquy, as she leaned against her mop-stick and gazed aspiringly at the stage, "I wonder if I couldn't rise!"
From Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley by Belle Kanaris Maniates
