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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Smart aspiring founders don't guess what people want.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Square Peg co-founders Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen want to help make aspiring filmmakers’ dreams come true.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
At the center of the plot are Christian, an aspiring composer with new bohemian friends, and Satine, a classy courtesan who has risen to cabaret stardom at the Moulin Rouge, which itself is in financial trouble under its impresario, Zidler.
Complications ensue.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
But Clayton’s portrait of an aspiring Hitchcock blonde has intrigue to spare.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Square Peg co-founders Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen want to help make aspiring filmmakers’ dreams come true.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
At the center of the plot are Christian, an aspiring composer with new bohemian friends, and Satine, a classy courtesan who has risen to cabaret stardom at the Moulin Rouge, which itself is in financial trouble under its impresario, Zidler.
Complications ensue.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
But Clayton’s portrait of an aspiring Hitchcock blonde has intrigue to spare.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 1 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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