Sentence examples similar to ambitious to excel from inspiring English sources

Sylvia was an intensely ambitious young woman and she wanted to excel in everything she did.

As for Martin himself, he evolves from a callow young man, likable in his bumbling efforts to excel, into an openly ambitious, even opportunistic fellow who clearly tries the patience of just about everyone, including the author.

A small-business coordinator for McKissack & McKissack, a construction and design firm, she has the bearing of any bright, ambitious, recent college graduate, enthusiastic and eager to excel.

She strove to excel.

He is driven to excel.

Lundmark, meanwhile, continues to excel.

"That he is ambitious I shall readily grant," he explained to one of Hamilton's critics, "but it is of that laudable kind, which prompts a man to excel in whatever he takes in hand".

Smaller players retain a chance to excel.

These Huskies have worked hard to excel.

I wanted to excel as a writer.

My generation happens to excel at waiting.