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struggle

[struhg-uhl] / ˈstrʌg əl /






Usage

What are other ways to say struggle? The noun struggle, when referring to a fight or contest of any kind, implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief encounter or skirmish: a brush with the law. Clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions.

Example Sentences

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Lyon struggled on a turning pitch until Brook's gift and, for all the validity of the shot, the dismissal is sure to attract criticism.

From BBC

Health-insurance stocks, led by UnitedHealth Group, already sold off sharply this year as premiums struggle to catch up with rising healthcare costs.

From Barron's

In 2000, he came to the U.S. to pursue graduate studies at Brown, where acquaintances say he struggled to adjust.

From The Wall Street Journal

The State Department assigned a small group of staffers to support Witkoff, but members of that team, and others across the administration, have struggled to get summaries of Witkoff’s foreign meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal

They struggle every day with frustration, fear, grief, guilt, anger and shame.

From The Wall Street Journal