How to Use aspiring in a Sentence

aspiring

adjective
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  • Where’s the best place to look for an aspiring teacher?
    — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2024
  • Otieno was an aspiring hip-hop artist who moved to the US from his birthplace of Kenya at the age of 4, Krudys has said.
    — Sara Smart, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
  • And the other is a young aspiring artist at the pinnacle of success as far as the way the world sees him within the lens of the show.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2023
  • There, the aspiring cowboys find a ranch where their skills give them purpose—and where one of them finds love.
    — Lucas Wittmann, Time, 13 June 2023
  • And that’s where many aspiring ADU owners draw a blank.
    — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Another must-have for the aspiring home chef is a kitchen scale.
    — Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Bentley, 48, was born in Phoenix and in his adult years made the move to Nashville like so many aspiring country singers do.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
  • This really is a Web3 phone, then, just perhaps not in the sense the aspiring crypto bros hoped for.
    — Andrew Williams, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The aspiring performer has even graced the runway at New York Fashion Week twice.
    — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Prior to that, the girls on the receiving end of the flowers had hardly noticed the aspiring boy band.
    — Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
  • From the outset, the goal of Word by Word was to go beyond the usual advice doled out to aspiring screenwriters.
    — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Belfast in the sixties was an ideal place for an aspiring writer.
    — Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Reclaiming His Voice: While on a rescue mission in Ukraine, an aspiring opera singer was shot in the lungs.
    — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Terrell Coghill, 29, was an aspiring hip-hop artist with a young son who lived in Northwest, his uncle said.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
  • An aspiring playwright, Jerry wrote a one-act about the encounter.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Her daughter picked her up and brought her home, where her aspiring-nurse granddaughter took over her care.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2020
  • The apparent boyfriend of an aspiring model who went missing last month shot and killed himself at the end of a car chase Thursday night.
    — Jack Dolan, latimes.com, 24 Mar. 2018
  • With the Spurs, that means the unseasoned aspiring coaches in that job get lots of one-on-one time with Popovich, as well as access to team meetings and practices.
    — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Ask just about any aspiring singer who moves to Nashville to name their goals and the answers usually involve fame, awards, No. 1 records and sold-out shows.
    — Deborah Evans Price, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2017
  • On the left was Christopher Edwards II, a 24-year-old aspiring sports reporter, dressed sharply in a gray suit jacket and white button-down shirt.
    — Zoe Greenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2019
  • The two met when Diggins was just 16 years old and aspiring to be like her more seasoned future teammate Randall.
    — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Buy an assortment of seeds, soil, trays, grow lights and heating mats for your aspiring urban farmer.
    — oregonlive, 16 Dec. 2020
  • And while some people on social media weren’t so kind to North, the aspiring performer had plenty of support in the moment.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Several of them lead youth field hockey teams and teach lessons to aspiring players.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2024
  • Judah, the oldest child, selected a 200-piece puzzle of a painting by an aspiring young Black artist and dumped it on the table.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Friends and family were stymied as to how a straight-A student and aspiring nurse who had never shown signs of trouble ended up in such straits.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Off-camera, the aspiring nurse also spends time with St. Brown's mother and brothers.
    — Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
  • The steed of choice for an aspiring adventurer isn't a horse but rather an Econoline van with a sick unicorn painted on its sides.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Michael Carrillo said Dominguez worked as a waiter but was an aspiring singer and actor.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In fact, the most recent season featured Wilson playing Abby, an aspiring country singer, which featured a concert that was shot at Billy Bob’s.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025

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