How to Use aspire in a Sentence

aspire

verb
Definition of aspirenext
Synonyms for aspirenext
  • The designs are bold and intended to inspire all aspiring creatives.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2024
  • But while a league title is nice, what the Colts truly aspire for is North Coast Section hardware.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
  • The plans by architecture firms such as SEArch+ (seen here) aspire to be as iconic as the pyramids.
    — Spencer Bailey, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Thankfully, recent federal incentives are in place for 10 years, giving aspiring green consumers more time to think things through.
    — Sarah Shemkus, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Plus, spending an hour in a salon chair Monday through Friday is not something that most women necessarily aspire to.
    — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 18 July 2024
  • Europe’s top five leagues have long been dominated by super clubs, meaning most teams — and their supporters — had little reason to aspire to a championship when the season began.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Dorji also offered some words of encouragement to aspiring directors.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 July 2024
  • Arthur is also passing the baton to aspiring death doulas through her venture, Going with Grace, a training and end-of-life planning organization.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Goth’s aspiring actress has made her way to Hollywood where a killer is stalking Hollywood starlets around the time of the home video boom of the 1980s.
    — Lindsey Bahr, Quartz, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Shoe Dog ultimately made the New York Times' bestsellers list and found success among shoe lovers and aspiring business leaders worldwide.
    — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
  • But all of us can aspire to the courage to put the greater good above our own.
    — Emily Stewart, Vox, 26 Aug. 2018
  • For a very long time the things we were supposed to aspire to be in were so stupid.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 19 Jan. 2019
  • The fact that that’s his favorite song speaks volumes to the kind of artist Combs aspires to be.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2024
  • Any home cook or aspiring chef is aware of the value of a good knife.
    — Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2019
  • The forecast for the first two rounds Wednesday and Thursday is in the same range — the low 60s — as golfers aspire to shoot.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The ratio of whipped cream to pudding is what all slices should aspire to.
    — Rachel Karten, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Those specs misled those of us who aspired to be like the top shooters.
    — David Pogue, Scientific American, 3 July 2017
  • All golfers aspire to add more distance to their drive.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 16 June 2022
  • But that is surely no bad thing in somebody who aspires to the top job.
    — The Economist, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Both teams aspire to not only make the playoffs but make a deep run.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 10 Oct. 2021
  • So that’s how the aspiring forest dwellers get their food.
    — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 28 June 2018
  • Good to see there are people such as Taufatofua for kids to aspire to be.
    — Ed Barkowitz, Philly.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Customers and lifestyles and what the young guys are aspiring to is new.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Nine-year-old Lena, who aspires to be a cook like her mom, had blueberry bread in the oven.
    — Marcella Bombardieri, The Atlantic, 30 May 2018
  • An aspiring singer, Azriel, then an eleventh grader, jumped at the chance.
    — Morgan Jerkins, Teen Vogue, 9 Jan. 2019
  • These days, an owner increasingly aspires to control the team, the venue, and the land around the venue.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Back then, Muñiz had a boyfriend and did not aspire to ever have children.
    — Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Over the years, skeptics have raised questions about why schools should even aspire to join it.
    — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
  • But the secret weapon for The Onion might well be the fact that Lawson doesn’t seem to aspire to media moguldom.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 3 May 2024
  • The book was clearly well researched and aspired to answer some of the key questions that are at the heart of the faith-and-work movement.
    — David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024

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