Used in a Sentence

aspiration

How to use aspiration in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for aspiration.

Editorial note

" was not a long-term career aspiration of mine.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a will to succeed

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of aspiration gathered in one view.

noun

a will to succeed

noun

a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"

noun

a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for aspiration.

noun

a will to succeed

noun

a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"

noun

a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath

Example sentences

1

" was not a long-term career aspiration of mine.

2

I have goals and aspirations and a long-term plan how to accomplish them.

3

"I have no aspiration to necessarily work for a start-up or work 60 hours a week.

4

Few people keep "build something cool in Minecraft" as their only aspiration in life.

5

Startups became a punchline instead of an aspiration and everyone thought most of the world's code would be written in Bangalore.

6

Heroism, inspiration and aspiration should be centred and drawn around those people too, India needs it more.

7

It's an aspiration of a better world and a rejection of idea that we are enslaved into the brutal nature in which we find ourselves.

8

Neo-conservatism is about wanting to be rich and stay rich because you never knew any other aspiration than wealth.

9

Was it the true aspiration of the people to get divided geographically while getting independence from British rule?

10

But the ones who have the benefit of education and a culture of aspiration don't stay poor, and their children vastly outperform the intergenerational poor.

11

How long would a civil engineer be employed if he refused to use proven techniques and complained that he was not having enough fun on the latest bridge project?That's actually a common aspiration!

12

The aspiration that was being reflected there was that the US government could apply the same fervor, resources, and ingenuity to uplifting the poor that it had applied to WW1, WW2, and was then still applying to the Cold War.

13

Obviously, the usefulness of being able to answer "factor one hundred" is questionable, but W|A solved it out of Stephen Wolfram's aspiration to be able to "compute everything".

14

He appears to be using it in the sense of people whose aspirations involve things other than material prosperity, at least past a threshhold of "comfortable, Western middle class".If you achieve comfortable Western middle-class, what do you aspire to past that?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use aspiration in a sentence?

" was not a long-term career aspiration of mine.

What does aspiration mean?

a will to succeed

What part of speech is aspiration?

aspiration is commonly used as noun.