aspiring
adjective
aspir·ing
ə-ˈspī-riŋ 
: desiring and working to achieve a particular goal : having aspirations to attain a specified profession, position, etc.
an aspiring actor [=a person who aspires to be and is trying to become an actor]
an aspiring novelist
Examples of aspiring in a Sentence
an aspiring young pianist eager to win the prestigious competition
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Ahaan Panday is an aspiring musician and Aneet Padda is a shy writer.
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
At one such gathering last year, a young aspiring academic sat before a tipsy crowd and delivered a lecture on Robin Hood.
—Abigail Ingram, National Review, 28 July 2025
The film, which was released 25 years ago next month, stars Perabo as an aspiring songwriter who moves to New York to pursue her dreams and winds up taking a job at a trendy bar, Coyote Ugly.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2025
In the original, Hathaway’s Andy was an aspiring journalist who becomes the personal assistant to Miranda Priestly (Streep), the ruthless editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine named Runway.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 July 2025
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
At one such gathering last year, a young aspiring academic sat before a tipsy crowd and delivered a lecture on Robin Hood.
—Abigail Ingram, National Review, 28 July 2025
The film, which was released 25 years ago next month, stars Perabo as an aspiring songwriter who moves to New York to pursue her dreams and winds up taking a job at a trendy bar, Coyote Ugly.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2025
In the original, Hathaway’s Andy was an aspiring journalist who becomes the personal assistant to Miranda Priestly (Streep), the ruthless editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine named Runway.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for aspiring
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“Aspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspiring. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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