strive
Example Sentences
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“It is essential that we preserve what is good about these institutions, even as we strive to improve them,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
"Doing the right thing has always been my motivation and will strive to get things done without diversion or delay", he said.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
“I think there’s a happy medium, and they ought to strive for that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
For instance, maybe humans today sense that the kind of parenting we strive for is unnatural.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Over and over we hear in voiceover or see in graphic display the “three principles,” which are maddeningly, even defiantly, nonparallel: “respect for the individual, exceeding customers’ expectations, strive for excellence.”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Vocabulary lists containing strive
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