endeavoring

Example Sentences

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By endeavoring to tell the entire history of art, as far as their collections allow, they sometimes underplay a concentration within their holdings that makes them distinctive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

The police released them for the evening but kept their passports, which they were endeavoring to confirm with Swiss authorities.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

But by just endeavoring to put a feeling to words, Chew-Bose, Sevigny and McInerny capture the essence of “Bonjour Tristesse,” and our human desire to characterize something inexplicable.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

When Tano’s vessel twists and spins, for instance, the starspeeder attempts to mimic it, endeavoring to create the feeling of a 360-barrel roll.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024

When Fflewddur, endeavoring to make friends, put his finger into the cage, the gwythaint roused and slashed at him with its beak.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander