: seeking to attain a desired position or status
the pilot was an aspirant astronaut
Examples of aspirant in a Sentence
Noun
a debate between the two aspirants for the highest office
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E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
On the flip side, unsung aspirants thrive without the pressures of the media and focus on helping their teams while working on their individual success.
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Leocciano Callao,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
For a local political aspirant seeking to burnish her nativist credentials, the chance to trigger an international incident was apparently irresistible.
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Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
18 Jan. 2026
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Noun
And a majority of green-card aspirants could soon be required to leave the country in order to apply, which, advocates say, will prevent many from being let back in.
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E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
On the flip side, unsung aspirants thrive without the pressures of the media and focus on helping their teams while working on their individual success.
—
Leocciano Callao,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Meanwhile, a flashback, set vaguely in the Before Times, presents a girl playing with the ragdoll Jessie, a cowgirl and aspirant sheriff, voiced enthusiastically and most capably by Joan Cusack.
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Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
For a local political aspirant seeking to burnish her nativist credentials, the chance to trigger an international incident was apparently irresistible.
—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Aspirant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspirant. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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