striver
Example Sentences
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All would be well for the heroic striver but for the insolent judgments of “editors, curators, connoisseurs, critics, bosses, talent agents, reviewers, etc.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
“People know me as a striver, someone who’s always coming up with devious, clever ways around things, who then gets punched in the face by the world over and over,” Odenkirk says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
The “Vanderpump Rules” crew were the quintessential Angeleno archetype: the striver from nowhere, with something to prove.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
I should mention that the saintly striver is all the while giving support to a former prostitute, hoping to open a hospital and enduring a lung condition with a terminal prognosis.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
He was himself a striver, and he sought to instill that ethos in the school.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
