strive
Example Sentences
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Burnham on Monday pledged "to strive for equivalent living conditions in all parts of Britain" and said that this would borrow from Germany's "basic law", which has a similar wording.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
For the rest of the war, the camp stands as an oasis of international harmony that Ernst will strive to re-create for the rest of his adventure-filled life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
"We strive to tell an apolitical, non-political story," said Santelli.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Why they wouldn’t prioritize Brink’s development alongside winning as they strive to snap a previously unthinkable five-year playoff drought.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
“They get angry when they read about how filthy they are,” Hunter Thompson later wrote of the Hell’s Angels, “but instead of shoplifting some deodorant, they strive to become even filthier.”
From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser
Vocabulary lists containing strive
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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