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The phrase "ambitions were not" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the absence or lack of ambitions in a particular context or situation.
Example: "Despite the opportunities presented to him, his ambitions were not aligned with the expectations of his peers."
Alternatives: "aspirations were lacking" or "goals were absent".
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But their ambitions were not radical.
Our ambitions were not so grand.
His ambitions were not permitted to extend much beyond the segregated township where he grew up.
Berezovsky's ambitions were not just financial, extending to the political arena.
Wealthy ambitions were not a priority for him growing up as the oldest of four boys in suburban Detroit.
I asked what his goal was for the coming year and was a little surprised that his ambitions were not higher.
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Nabokov's ambitions weren't interpretive.
"Jim felt his ambitions weren't being taken seriously enough," Crichton says.
Mr. Yazbek's ambitions are not lofty.
Such ambitions are not the purview of tiger mothers alone.
But he added: "Ambitions are not achieved by dreams.
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