ambition
Example Sentences
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The 43-year-old British entrepreneur is coming out with a book, Start With Yourself, that she says will “dismantle the lies that women have been sold” about work-life balance and ambition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Is the gig economy a means or an end to ambition?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“Our ambition is to bring this technology to the entire world. That’s not possible with injectables, full stop.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Everyone hates the Girl Boss, but female founders really were underresourced, and female ambition really was treated with disdain and distrust.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
The smell of New York City in the heat of early summer floated in the thick air around her: garbage, poverty, ambition.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.