ambition
a cherished desire
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,581 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,517 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a cherished desire also: aspiration, dream his ambition is to own his own business
- a strong drive for success also: ambitiousness
verb
- have as one's ambition
ambition in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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With false ambition what had I to do?
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 474 · Various · Chapter 1
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Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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I had not the appearance of a man with such an ambition.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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For his ambition was as large as his fist and as aggressive as his jaw.
The Intrusion of Jimmy · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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Because, whilst the present sufficed to her modest ambition, the future had ceased to cause her any uneasiness.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1