Sentence examples of "ambition" in English

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His ambition made him work hard. Sein Ehrgeiz ließ ihn hart arbeiten.
He has no political ambition. Er hat keine politischen Ambitionen.
There's no limit to his ambition Sein Ehrgeiz kennt keine Grenzen
He had the ambition to be prime minister. Er hatte den Ehrgeiz, Premierminister zu werden.
His ambition was to be a great politician. Er hatte den Ehrgeiz, ein großer Politiker zu sein.
He fell a victim to his own ambition. Er wurde ein Opfer seines eigenen Ehrgeizes.
My father had far bigger ambitions than I. Mein Vater hatte weit größere Ambitionen als ich.
He has a soaring ambition. Er ist wahnsinnig ehrgeizig.
His ambition is to play the part of Hamlet. Sein Bestreben ist es, die Rolle des Hamlet zu spielen.
His ambition was to break into television as an announcer. Sein Traum war es, im Fernsehen als Nachrichtensprecher aufzutreten.
He is possessed with the ambition to rule over the world. Er ist vom Wunsch besessen, über die Erde zu herrschen.
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