strive
verb (used without object)
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard.
had striven
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past perfectof strive.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Judge Manley said "it was clear they had striven hard to reach verdicts" and should not feel "dispirited".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2022
Some believed that part of the purity Rucker had striven for suffered when the park was commercialized.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2021
The White House had striven to ensure that its first real legislative push would be an organized, disciplined one.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2017
“The dreams and ambitions I had striven for, for a decade, had been shattered,” Neal later wrote.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2016
The denizens of Joffrey's court had striven to outdo each other today.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
