struggle through

Example Sentences

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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

Many residents in the San Bernardino Mountains are still stranded in their homes after back-to-back storms as emergency responders struggle through the snow.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2023

As 40 million Afghans struggle through a second winter since the return of Taliban rule, many are facing conditions far worse than during the first.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2023

They force companies to struggle through arcane state aid regulations for too long to obtain the investments needed for cutting-edge breakthroughs, he said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023

I was called on in the first week of October and tasted the silence briefly before I managed to struggle through with an answer to an almost impossible question.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok