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
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 Henry James
“Do you mean Catherine Grace Gore, for instance?” she then more aspiringly asked.
From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by Henry James
