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Meanings of ambitious man in English

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Usage of ambitious man in English
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What better opportunity for an ambitious man to approach influential Romans-quiteprivately?
Shadows in Bronze
2
This new kind of ambitious man was summoned; he was easily confounded.
Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 5
3
Thus the first bold effort of the ambitious man was a failure.
Pierrette
4
Geoffrey was not a truly ambitious man; he was no mere self-seeker.
Beatrice
5
Adams was a very ambitious man; already he had longings for distinction.
Hidden Treasures; Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail
6
This was either the abode of an ambitious man or a saint.
The Honor of the Name
7
An ambitious man must be divested of all feeling but for himself.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
8
He was an ambitious man, and consequently one who took big chances.
Tales of Chinatown
9
Perron, an active and ambitious man, had assumed an almost independent position.
At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
10
Am I mistaken in supposing that you are not an ambitious man?
The Black Robe
11
Quite the opposite -he remains a driven, highly ambitious man.
Exit wound
12
If the ambitious man could see me, he would flee to a desert.
Cinq Mars — Volume 2
13
For this was an ambitious man with wife and child whom he loved.
In Kedar's Tents
14
An ambitious man looks to other greater and perhaps better things.
Fan : The Story of a Young Girl's Life
15
Never was an ambitious man exposed to a more fiery temptation.
Napoleon Bonaparte
16
A less ambitious man might perhaps have remained satisfied with such a result.
Ali Pacha / Celebrated Crimes
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