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As a wealthy orphan, he inherited the patrimony and honors of the Anician family, a name ambitiously assumed by the kings and emperors of the age; and the appellation of Manlius asserted his genuine or fabulous descent from

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Edward Gibbon 1765

As a wealthy orphan, he inherited the patrimony and honors of the Anician family, a name ambitiously assumed by the kings and emperors of the age; and the appellation of Manlius asserted his genuine or fabulous descent from

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Edward Gibbon 1765

The ridiculously defiant title ambitiously pits her -- not a typo -- against the music, suggesting a final showdown in which Britney suits up to, once and for all, eliminate that colossal aural evil by turning it on itself.

Archive 2003-10-01 Ed 2003

The ridiculously defiant title ambitiously pits her -- not a typo -- against the music, suggesting a final showdown in which Britney suits up to, once and for all, eliminate that colossal aural evil by turning it on itself.

All we need is Blog? Ed 2003

At the best inn, called ambitiously Hughes's Hotel, I found that I was considered fortunate in getting any sort of bedroom to myself.

Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. Bernard H. Becker

As a wealthy orphan, he inherited the patrimony and honors of the Anician family, a name ambitiously assumed by the kings and emperors of the age; and the appellation of Manlius asserted his genuine or fabulous descent from a race of consuls and dictators, who had repulsed the Gauls from the Capitol, and sacrificed their sons to the discipline of the republic.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Mormonism, as a relative newcomer on the religious scene and an ambitiously proselytizing faith, is not ethnically rooted.

American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

It was he who snarled warningly at the younger members of the pack or slashed at them with his fangs when they ambitiously tried to pass him.

The Battle of the Fangs 2010

And the fact that he's ambitiously retooling his swing for the third time suggests that he's not just waiting around for his pension to kick in.

Why Tiger Will Never Dominate Again John Paul Newport 2011

Michael Chabon's "The Final Solution" ambitiously attempts to prolong the detective's life into World War II.

The Game Is Always Afoot D.J. Taylor 2011