Words similar to wannabe

Example sentences for: wannabe

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As a former track wannabe and somebody with several postgraduate degrees, I took exception to this egregious statement in the May 21 Today's Papers:
But Variety 's Todd McCarthy says the movie "looks like a peroxided Clueless wannabe straggling along to the party two years after it's over."
sounds like a David Brock wannabe" is a truly low blow.
As with Moody's last two novels ( Garden State , Ice Storm ), reviewers can't decide whether the young novelist is a hip Updike or a Pynchon wannabe.
Dowd notes that wannabe presidents are now getting "questioned for serving, not dodging" and thinks that some candidates might be worried about how they'll compare to "inspiring war hero" McCain.