unambitious
adjective
un·am·bi·tious
ˌən-am-ˈbi-shəs 
Examples of unambitious in a Sentence
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Thus far, the world has mostly failed to meet even relatively unambitious climate goals.
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David Owen, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2024
Still, when an apparently innocent citizen like Nichols is tortured and executed by armed agents of the state, reform seems not only unambitious but inadequate.
—Paul Butler, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
But asked about the prospect of working on bigger American movies, the German actress remains grounded, and surprisingly unambitious.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2023
An unambitious plan The quest to replace the US Postal Service's aging and increasingly dangerous Grumman LLVs began in 2015.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 May 2023
There is a core of a perfectly reasonable, if unambitious idea: to build databases and simulations of parts of the brain.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2014
The agreement was criticized initially for being unambitious, said John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023
Maria is poor, but also unambitious.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 8 Aug. 2022
Rock had gotten so unambitious.
—Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
David Owen, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2024
Still, when an apparently innocent citizen like Nichols is tortured and executed by armed agents of the state, reform seems not only unambitious but inadequate.
—Paul Butler, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
But asked about the prospect of working on bigger American movies, the German actress remains grounded, and surprisingly unambitious.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2023
An unambitious plan The quest to replace the US Postal Service's aging and increasingly dangerous Grumman LLVs began in 2015.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 May 2023
There is a core of a perfectly reasonable, if unambitious idea: to build databases and simulations of parts of the brain.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2014
The agreement was criticized initially for being unambitious, said John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023
Maria is poor, but also unambitious.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 8 Aug. 2022
Rock had gotten so unambitious.
—Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Unambitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unambitious. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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