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Example sentences for: aspire

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The popular kids, for example, mock the Wannabes, the mobs of freshmen and sophomores who aspire desperately to become Jocks.
“I use this term, but knowingly, with reluctance” shows a certain intellectual virtuosity which is an entrance requirement for those who aspire to beatitude within neo-Puritanism.
Take, for example, the recurring metaphor of society as an extended family (a particular favorite among those who aspire to be the head of the household).
And just-in-time production is not simply the goal to which all manufacturing companies now aspire.
I still aspire to be them, and their work has most influenced me.