How to Use aspirational in a Sentence

aspirational

adjective
Definition of aspirationalnext
  • This is, to be clear, meant to be an aspirational state.
    — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Now is a great time to use those points for those non-aspirational trips.
    — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2021
  • How much of what 'Sort Of' depicts is true to life for you and how much is aspirational?
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Odin might think of Aaron’s life as aspirational, but to Aaron, the reverse is true.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • That was an – hold on one second- that was an aspirational ask.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Their clothes are not just aspirational, but also bait — to catch the right fish.
    — Tilly Lawless, refinery29.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • But many of these projects improve the lives of the wealthy, the upper-middle class, and the aspirational middle class.
    — Salil Tripathi, TIME, 5 June 2024
  • It’s the best new show on TV this fall — a weird mix of aspirational and deeply cynical.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Oct. 2021
  • So many women in their 20s look up to them as the be-all, end-all of aspirational lifestyles.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Like so much else offered at the Two Sessions, the talk was all aspirational.
    — Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This is an act of love to be well informed and to think about aspirational fairness.
    — NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Even the model names sound both aspirational and bland: the Telluride, the Sierra, the Sequoia.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The deal was in a sense aspirational, since Tactic Homes didn’t have the capital to buy all those kits.
    — Joe Rubin, The New Republic, 21 July 2022
  • Who wouldn’t want to receive a gift that makes cleaning the kitchen feel aspirational?
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2022
  • The more hopeful message at the end is more aspirational.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • One is that many of the goals were set as extremely aspirational.
    — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Leff talks about how the designs are aspirational and, at the same time, pieces are purchased from clients each season.
    — Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 6 May 2022
  • It’s structured by how vital those needs are to human life, the base layer being the most, the top the more aspirational.
    — Elizabeth Uviebinené, refinery29.com, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Daniel Ash of Love and Rockets has an aspirational style.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 17 Sep. 2024
  • But like many of the CEO's proclamations, the timelines are more than aspirational.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
  • From that point on, kids could play with a doll modeled after a teen or adult who had a range of aspirational careers.
    — Maressa Brown, Parents, 25 July 2023
  • For the past two decades, movies and TV shows have depicted media jobs as glitzy and aspirational.
    — New York Times, 25 May 2021
  • Outdoor life became a lot more aspirational than the New York City dream.
    — Megan Armstrong, Billboard, 2 July 2021
  • And while the new U.S. case rate has dropped more than 40% since the peak of the Delta surge, daily counts remain nine times above Fauci’s aspirational threshold.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
  • And the show that used to be a cautionary tale is now an aspirational look at surviving with grace.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • That aspirational pride animates the Ice Age Trail, end to end.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But the judges did all agree that ending the aspirational table with oysters was a thoughtful touch.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024
  • Imagining what your brand might be in the future is key as an aspirational true north.
    — Erik Oberholtzer, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Two new studies show the world is nearing — or may have already eclipsed — the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C aspirational target, relative to the pre-industrial era.
    — Andrew Freedman, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Taylor-Joy, with her aspirational Eastern European accent, and Teller are both fine in their roles, reveling in the humor of two people who can see each other but not speak.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025

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