How to Use ambition in a Sentence

ambition

noun

• My first ambition as a child was to be in the circus.
• He lacked ambition and couldn't compete with the others.
• But then came the Psalms, and there my ambition foundered.
  — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2023
• Now, with a house of my own, the time has come to fulfill that ambition.
  — Charlie Page, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2020
• But his pride and bald ambition took him a little too close to the sun.
  — Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
• So that puts a pressure on their ambition to have the crown.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 1 Dec. 2021
• Taylor's seen that work ethic, and ambition, both on the field and in the weight room.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2022
• On the other hand, a chef with any ambition wants to put his own stamp on a place.
  — Washington Post, 4 June 2021
• And with their sights set on the stars, there’s no telling just how far their ambitions might take them.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
• But at the same time, there’s no sense of compromise in the ambition.
  — Ed Masley, azcentral, 11 May 2018
• But if nothing else, the map gives people a sense of the scope of the county’s ambition.
  — al, 3 July 2020
• Scorpio With ambitions high, your eyes are on the prize.
  — Catherine O’Neill, Bon Appetit, 1 Aug. 2017
• Spiegel and his team deserve a pinch of praise for their ambition.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022
• My ambition became to be as good a creator as the tree.
  — The Editors, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2023
• Scorpio With ambitions high, your eyes are on the prize.
  — Catherine O’Neill, Bon Appetit, 1 Aug. 2017
• And, of course, there is financial virtue to that lack of ambition.
  — Lauren Debter, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
• Only a few months ago his major ambition was to make the squad.
  — Rich Exner, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2019
• What really pushed me to come here was the ambition of this great project.
  — Khobi Price, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2020
• Their will to explore translates to a healthy sense of ambition.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2022
• No one has that many rings without the ruthless ambition of a Slytherin.
  — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 19 July 2021
• To me self-made is having ambition, passion, and drive to achieve your goals.
  — refinery29.com, 18 June 2018
• Stargazer lilies can be used to honor the ambition of your loved one.
  — Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 11 Dec. 2017
• This book’s ambitions are vast, as is the research that went into it.
  — James Romm, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2017
• What did that do to someone’s moral compass and sense of ambition and dreams?
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2020
• But one that leaves Shiffrin plenty of room for ambition.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2022
• Your drive and ambition are likely coming to a peak as the week begins.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 16 May 2021
• For all his ambition and smarts, fate strands him in Bedford Falls.
  — Julia M. Klein, Philly.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• As part of the program, each senior was asked to stand and announce their ambition.
  — Nancy Anderson, Good Housekeeping, 5 Sep. 2022
• And true to the ambitions of Jackson to create jaw-dropping moments onstage, the show sticks its landing.
  — Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2024
• While our inherent kindness, ambition, wit and courage can shine, these qualities take nurturing, too.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024