Sentence examples for worldly ambitions from inspiring English sources

What's your take on the worldly ambitions of the new tech companies?

It is the attempt of a young writer to reconcile her worldly ambitions with her heavenly understanding.

They loved architecture but tempered their nasty worldly ambitions by stripping their buildings of all frills and decoration.

NEVER mind that such worldly ambitions seem to fly in the face of the values Mr. Perry champions.

Both the victorious Catholic Church and the wealthy laymen regarded the Baroque style as the most faithful expression of their religious convictions and their worldly ambitions.

"A lot of people hide their worldly ambitions in the cloak of religion," said Maulvi Muhammad Mubarake, who heads the mosque adjacent to the shrine.

In other words, he did not lack worldly ambition.

A feat of musical syncretism, "This Christmas" blends the spirit of belief with that of worldly ambition.

And the interplay between military chivalry and worldly ambition is constantly in flux, shaping every facet of life.

In any case there is ample evidence in his poems of a struggle with worldly ambition and of uncertainly about what to do with his life.

Free will is a cruel illusion there, at best, and corruption exerts an irresistible suction on anyone with a trace of worldly ambition.