Sentence examples for but ambitious from inspiring English sources

These are ridiculous paintings but ambitious, too.

But ambitious talk of taking over regional leadership is premature.

He is modest in demeanor but ambitious in purpose.

Mr. Obama was a rootless but ambitious Harvard law graduate, looking to make a political name.

The proposal, put forward by President Bush's trade representative, Robert Zoellick, is simple but ambitious.

But ambitious builders are likely to be disappointed, said Ms. Wagner, the real estate agent.

They focus on patient execution of sensible, but ambitious, plans to expand their sales.

Lo-fi but theatrical, strange but ambitious – it's a fine encapsulation of Holter's work.

The goal was not to find high scorers on tests, but ambitious students.

But ambitious men sometimes do a disservice to the best in their own communities.

(Goodbye, "LA Complex". We'll miss you, "The Office". Sorry you didn't get a second season, flawed-but-ambitious "Political Animals").