"Ruthless ambition" refers to an intense desire for success or power, often without concern for other people's feelings or well-being. It means being very determined and willing to do anything to achieve one's goals, even if it involves being cruel or ruthless towards others.
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«ruthless»
«ambition»
Sentences with «ruthless ambition»
- Minty had seemed to Isabel a woman of ruthless ambition, but the question of her integrity had never truly been answered. (bookbrowse.com)
- And finally, we need ruthless ambition. (justarsenal.com)
- There's a giant industrial skip at the back of parliament with the corpses of dozens of would - be leaders... He's got that Old Etonian charm and what appears to be diffidence, which often masks quite ruthless ambition. (totalpolitics.com)
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