Used in a Sentence

aspiring

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for aspiring.

Editorial note

Seems like aspiring lawyers should start cracking open the ML textbooks, because that case is a pandora's box.

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Quick take

Hoping to become.

Meaning at a glance

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

adjective

Hoping to become.

noun

(archaic) Aspiration.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for aspiring.

Example sentences

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Seems like aspiring lawyers should start cracking open the ML textbooks, because that case is a pandora's box.

2

Basically purchase aspiring start-ups that hit some troubled time scaling (Polyvore seemed to be running into some monetization issues).

3

One of the biggest mistakes aspiring indie developers make is that they keep their cards close to their chest.

4

Chapters 1 and 2 (Philosophy and History) are required reading for all junior devs and aspiring hackers.

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But do not forget that this time there would be aspiring candidates from outside USA too.

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Calculus might not be of the utmost importance career-wise for an aspiring musician, but learning it helps us think in new ways.

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And building the kind of culture you would love to work in, is also a reason for aspiring to start your own venture.

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The possibility of attaining the prestige and earning of Tom Cruise keeps aspiring actors in gyms and auditions, trying to climb the steep ladder.

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In Russian Empire the imperial court mostly spoke French so lower classes, aspiring to sound more like nobles, borrowed a whole lot of French words.

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(If you don't have the book and haven't read it yet, must reading for all aspiring superstars...

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As a sometimes-aspiring language designer who'd already done one esolang before coming to Lisp, the language dev tools that Racket provides were also far too enticing to stay away from.

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Determination is so personal and emotional, it'd be hard to find founders willing to confide, but I believe it would fill a huge need for aspiring founders.

Quote examples

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At no time have we gone out and hired "MBA students or aspiring actors" to fill our provider directory.

2

Professor John Stillwell writes, in the preface to his book Numbers and Geometry (New York: Springer-Verlag, 1998): "What should every aspiring mathematician know?

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Similarly, the Mythbusters cast, Bill Nye, and others that are not particularly "notable" scientists (as far as I know) but have done a great deal to make it more accessible to aspiring scientists.

Proper noun examples

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Aspiring capitalists deploy capital to convert existing housing stock into microunits while charging a premium.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use aspiring in a sentence?

Seems like aspiring lawyers should start cracking open the ML textbooks, because that case is a pandora's box.

What does aspiring mean?

Hoping to become.

What part of speech is aspiring?

aspiring is commonly used as adjective, noun.