struggle through

Example Sentences

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I literally went to a place after school where they wore white coats and held clipboards and watched me struggle through reading on these machines that would isolate word after word.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2024

“It’s something that I’m going to have to struggle through and figure out what to do, and I understand that there’s some urgency to get that out.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

The final parts of the film follow the characters as they struggle through the nuclear winter in the aftermath of the blasts.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2023

While political leaders bicker over power and cliques, exasperated residents often struggle through days without electricity and water, dodge cratered roads and fret about dilapidated buildings.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

I don’t know if it’s worse to spend all day in my room, or struggle through my classes and be forced to speak to other human beings.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez