Explore Ambition through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like desire or dream. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ambition in a sentence
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Ambition meaning
- Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
- An object of an ardent desire.
- A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
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Using Ambition
- The main meaning on this page is: Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people. | An object of an ardent desire. | A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
- Useful related words include: desire, aspiration, dream, ambitiousness.
- Possible Dutch translations are: eerzucht, ambitie.
- In the example corpus, ambition often appears in combinations such as: ambition to, ambition and, ambition of.
Example sentences (20)
Speaking about what Cllr Williamson and Cllr Brown bring, he said: “Drive, energy, different thoughts, different views, loyalty and an ambition, an ambition for change as have many of the councillors on all political sides.
There is something deeply flawed with an education system that produces youths whose ambition is to get a job in the public service that requires no hard work, no drive, no risk-taking and no ambition.
When we talk about several proposals, including those made by state institutions suggesting that ambition should be raised, ambition does not rise by itself.
He even nursed the ambition to be replaced by his wife, Grace Mugabe, an ambition that was checkmated by the military which eventually booted him out of office in ignominious circumstances.
A bold endeavor by designer David Norris, highlighted the designer's ambition to spark a dialogue on the deification of brands.
A Bulford-based Army officer is realising his ambition of being ‘part of something bigger’.
According to its website "an entrepreneurial society is not just a loft ambition; it's an urgent necessity for Scotland's future".
A commanding James Pearson was spot on as Thorin Oakenshield, channelling the dwarf leader’s posturing bravado, soldierly ambition and pride – and with a great singing voice to boot.
A display of ambition and imagination that allowed you to simply turn your brain off for a moment and enjoy the show.
Afterwards he outlined his ambition to one day reach the - a feat he achieved in 2022.
Again, I applaud the ambition and the distinctiveness, but I’m not sure that it works.
Alison’s working life is varied and fulfilling, and she has undoubtedly achieved her earlier ambition of making a real difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in her local community.
Along the way, expect to glean valuable insights on following your ambition with confidence, building a viral brand and redefining success.
Also,the choice of location or timing of the announcement seemed to have been a strategic design to create the impression that President Muhammadu Buhari was in full support of the former governor’s ambition.
Although both are only eighteen, their determination, ambition, and intelligence determine the course of humanity.
Ambition and enhancing opportunities remain the most crucial avenues for our economy to chart a course toward growth.
An ambition both countries share is self-reliance in the manufacture of advanced microchips.
And after four rounds of competition the club achieved that ambition by placing a terrific third overall after placing third in this last fixture.
And as for Bleeding Cool management – way to program an AI with the ambition of every Bond villain ever.
And Jack still has one over-riding ambition - to meet the King.
Common combinations with ambition
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ambition to 38×
- ambition and 25×
- ambition of 16×
- the ambition 13×
- of ambition 13×
- and ambition 13×
- ambition is 12×
- his ambition 11×
- an ambition 10×
- our ambition 7×