striver

Example Sentences

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I’m the first to admit that it hasn’t been easy saying goodbye to the career striver I have been for more than five decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Long before “American Idol” and its ilk, pageants were a means for a small-town striver to vault herself into a bigger world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

A bitter, arrogant striver, Walter encouraged his son to act, only to savagely criticize him when he did so, which confused and angered his son.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

In outline, it’s a familiar story of a classic American striver.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2023

He was himself a striver, and he sought to instill that ethos in the school.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove