In a sentence
Six example sentences with aspiration, each labelled with its topic.
Researchers found that writing an aspiration down and dating it made students far likelier to act within a month.
Psychology
Her aspiration was never the podium, only to finish the coastal ultra without walking any of the final climb.
Fitness
The Stoics warned that an aspiration tied to another person's judgment leaves you hostage to a crowd.
Philosophy
Her aspiration was a company that outlived her, so she turned down every offer to sell during the first five years.
Startups
The point guard's aspiration went beyond making the roster; she wanted to start by her second season.
Basketball
His aspiration was never fame, only to hear a stranger whistle one of his tunes on a bus.
Music
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Found in these word lists
- University Word List (Xue & Nation 1984)Authoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
Each source is a published word list that contains aspiration. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.