Verb (used without object), : to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor.    From Dictionary.com. 

Def Jam was the label aspiring rappers grew up listening to, and Simmons was the original hip-hop entrepreneur, its Henry Ford.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fortune’s Fool] Reference

As readers know, I am hugely enthusiastic about the stocks of what I call aspiring nations.    From Wordnik.com.  [10 Stock Picks for 2011] Reference

White House crashers called aspiring reality show stars.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

Keats was not alone in aspiring to be a kind of Shakespeare après la lettre.    From Wordnik.com.  [Subjecticity (On Kant and the Texture of Romanticism)] Reference

But how is it possible to be harsh and not sanguinary, in aspiring to become the.    From Wordnik.com.  [News Report] Reference

But how is it possible to be harsh and not sanguinary, in aspiring to become the Leader of a Revolutionary.    From Wordnik.com.  [News Report] Reference

When, recalling his aspiring fellow performers, Dylan sings that.    From Wordnik.com.  [Expecting Rain] Reference

I forget what my numbers are but I got the same – aspiring, which is fine by me.    From Wordnik.com.  [quiz: what kind of intellectual are you? « raincoaster] Reference

And, I can add that I know many so-called aspiring writers who don't bother reading.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Short Seminar on Marketing; Mr Bookner please listen up] Reference

The sort of poverty which crushed the aspiring is the keynote to the best work he did.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Private Life of Henry Maitland]

Those whom we variously call the aspiring classes, the coping classes, the middle classes.    From Wordnik.com.  [City life and the good life] Reference

The couple, described as aspiring reality TV stars and polo-playing socialites, were photographed arriving at the White House.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news] Reference

A Virginia couple described as aspiring reality TV stars could face criminal charges after crashing the Obamas 'first state dinner.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 26, 2009] Reference

I was with a group of "aspiring" children's authors this past week.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fragile: Contains Dreams. Please Do Not Bend, Fold, or Crush.] Reference

I'm so focused on the "aspiring" role that I haven't even thought about anything that might come after.    From Wordnik.com.  [Upcoming Debut Author - Kelly Gay] Reference

What kind of aspiring public official would keep this information to himself or limit it to his campaign website?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spencer v. CityBeat] Reference

But even better than that, when you are the Vice President's wife, that gives you an advantage over any other "aspiring" artist.    From Wordnik.com.  [King Bush, Knight Dick, and Princess Lynne!] Reference

(I mean, what kind of aspiring model has a husband, anyway?).    From Wordnik.com.  [Edmonton Sun] Reference

Several 'aspiring' politicians and bureaucrats are on the list for.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to India wants peace with neighbours: Army Chief] Reference

Smaller operators that offer 1,000 to 2,000 hours are "aspiring" to 3,000 to 5,000 hours.    From Wordnik.com.  [Multichannel News: Cable Operators] Reference

Back in reality, creative professionals of every stripe are pegged with the word "aspiring" well past their prime.    From Wordnik.com.  [Salon] Reference

At his age, he knows he's wrong but he is more adamant about why Harbhajan is where he is while a young "aspiring" spinner is targeted.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times of India] Reference

0 opinions for calling aspiring fashion designers!.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

What should an aspiring Mandarin speaker do, then?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mandarin Scam] Reference

One aspiring pol Albright didn't know well was Bill Clinton.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lady Is A Hawk] Reference

She placed her trust in an institution full of aspiring heroes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ghosts Of Tailhook] Reference

(Older daughter Haylie is also an aspiring actress and singer.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Girl Power] Reference

Many aspiring cosmonauts probably feel like Refat Ganyadinov right now.    From Wordnik.com.  [Warning: Craters Ahead] Reference

SEPTA had instituted new physical-fitness standards for aspiring transit police.    From Wordnik.com.  [The GOP’s Civil-Rights Problem] Reference

Adama Ouedraogo, 26, a French-African aspiring actor, is excited just to be a part of it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toasting The 'Hood] Reference

Surely there is some way my aspiring saviors can save me without insulting my intelligence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Save Us From Saviors] Reference

As role models go, an aspiring journalist with a dawning social conscience beats Barbie any day.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Sunshiney 'American Girl'] Reference

You argued that technology will help aspiring writers, musicians and artists produce their work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call: Trendy Tech Toys] Reference

In short, he said, the police confirmed the story given by Cosby's friend, an aspiring screenwriter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Just A 'Random' Crime] Reference

Most aspiring counters will need several years of table time before they're good enough to make money.    From Wordnik.com.  [Campaign Diplomacy: Why America May Take A Harder Line Against Russia] Reference

Back in the '50s, his mother, Colleen, was an aspiring country star signed to -- that's right, Capitol.    From Wordnik.com.  [The World According To Garth] Reference

At the Airman Flight School in Norman, Okla., the stocky aspiring pilot with the heavy French accent acted oddly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Road To September 11] Reference