Sentence examples for humble ambition from inspiring English sources

But I confess that I had a more humble ambition — to preserve for myself, in rare private moments, some liberty of thought.

On a tight budget, with an array of waifs, strays and has-beens, McLeish has taken Birmingham to mid-table and the 17th place he targeted in May appears a humble ambition on current form – if they win against Blackburn, depending on results elsewhere, Birmingham could end the week in sixth spot, in the mix for the Europa League.

Many of these firms have relatively humble ambitions.

Sweatshop is a game with more humble ambitions.

The riches and status now available are a contrast to the humble ambitions of the rider who was born in Kenya, moved with his family to South Africa in his early teens and began his cycling career on mountain bikes.

Very humble ambitions.

But sprinkled among them are people of humbler ambitions and just as happy lives.

In short, he has to humble his ambition.

The same thing struck me then as now, while it may be humble to disavow ambition Thompson must have a pretty high impression of himself to believe the times are calling him.

And what we know – all we know – is what it's like to move to London, from relatively humble origins, with ambitions of fame and fortune, only to find those ambitions frustrated.

While he is serious about his craft, Guilty is humble in his ambitions and relishes his position as a mainstay local DJ in his city.