ambitious for

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

Used to specify the person or people for whom one has ambitions (e.g., one's children).

ambitiousambitious + PREPOSITIONS (describing a person's character)

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Examples (10)

  • She is very ambitious for her four children, hoping they will all become doctors.
  • The coach was fiercely ambitious for his team, pushing them to win the championship.
  • As a mentor, he was always ambitious for his protégés' careers.
  • He was perhaps too ambitious for his son, who just wanted a simple life.
  • They will be ambitious for the next generation of leaders they are training.
  • Are you ambitious for your students to succeed beyond the classroom?
  • The CEO is incredibly ambitious for the company's rising stars.
  • Her parents had always been ambitious for her, expecting nothing less than perfection.
  • While I am ambitious for myself, I am even more ambitious for my little sister.
  • Being ambitious for others can sometimes be more stressful than being ambitious for oneself.