Example Sentences

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Initially I was aiming for $5,000 each, but now I’m not sure.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“He was aiming for a national profile,” said Floyd Ciruli, a pollster who’s been taking soundings of Colorado voters for decades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Cohen told The Wall Street Journal earlier this year that he was aiming to acquire a major public company in the hope of turning GameStop into a broader stock than its current videogames-and-collectibles focus.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

There was at least some suggestion that the chief justice and Justice Barrett didn’t entirely accept the maximalist position that Solicitor General John Sauer was aiming for.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

It wouldn’t have done Uncle Andrew much good if he had succeeded, for he was aiming at the right-hand pocket because he still thought the green rings were “homeward” rings.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis