How to Use aspire in a Sentence

aspire

verb

• 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
• Any home cook or aspiring chef is aware of the value of a good knife.
  — Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2019
• 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
• Customers and lifestyles and what the young guys are aspiring to is new.
  — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2020
• So that’s how the aspiring forest dwellers get their food.
  — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 28 June 2018
• That is one way of achieving success, but not one that many places would aspire to.
  — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2022
• Over the years, skeptics have raised questions about why schools should even aspire to join it.
  — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
• Jones didn’t aspire to run a major news outlet in her younger days.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Oct. 2021
• Chloe aspires to sign with a label and release her own music.
  — Marie Milano, Country Living, 16 Feb. 2019
• The alto hung in with the grim passion that only mezzos can aspire to.
  — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 16 June 2020
• What Woods has given us is the awesome power to aspire.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2021
• But it can also be argued that others can aspire to and train to this level.
  — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2020
• It’s very much a device that aspires to give you answers instead of web links.
  — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 26 July 2018
• Until last year, even aspiring to such change and sense of safety seemed out of reach.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2018
• Good to see there are people such as Taufatofua for kids to aspire to be.
  — Ed Barkowitz, Philly.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• Back then, Muñiz had a boyfriend and did not aspire to ever have children.
  — Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022
• What other artists have given you something to aspire to?
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2021
• But this recipe elevates it to a level that any pork sandwich would aspire to.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2020
• China aspires to become a maritime great power and is well on its way.
  — Douglas J. Feith, National Review, 18 Oct. 2019
• Her wardrobe, which is mostly made up of bold black pieces, has long been the envy of anyone who aspired to dress on the edge.
  — Hilary Weaver, Vanities, 26 May 2017
• The kitchen, adjacent to the dining room, is any aspiring chef’s dream.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023
• Many of Ross’s biggest fans are not even aspiring painters.
  — Julia Lyon, Washington Post, 13 July 2018
• Managers who aspire to be great leaders should invest time in learning how to build trust with their team.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• Dries Van Noten spoke up for the decent adult male who can still aspire to creative thought.
  — Vogue, 22 Jan. 2019
• But creating a car that young women also aspired to meant big sales.
  — Brett Smith For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 4 July 2019

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024