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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The beach read queen notches her fifth consecutive GCA win with Great Big Beautiful Life, in which a sunny aspiring writer and a cranky literary icon compete to write the memoir of a shady octogenarian heiress.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Extending assistance to children braving learning hindrances, such as ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), dyslexia, and executive dysfunction, the program aims to offer support to the aspiring young scholars in need.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Its protagonist, Agathe (Camille Rutherford), is an introverted bookstore employee and aspiring author who dreams of romance but refuses to engage with life.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Any aspiring artist—but especially any aspiring musician—will be grateful for these get-the-muses-going offerings, care of the legendary producer and ambient auteur Brian Eno.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Extending assistance to children braving learning hindrances, such as ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), dyslexia, and executive dysfunction, the program aims to offer support to the aspiring young scholars in need.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Its protagonist, Agathe (Camille Rutherford), is an introverted bookstore employee and aspiring author who dreams of romance but refuses to engage with life.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Any aspiring artist—but especially any aspiring musician—will be grateful for these get-the-muses-going offerings, care of the legendary producer and ambient auteur Brian Eno.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 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 7 Dec. 2025.
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