Example Sentences

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Emily — brash, naïve, and clad in metallic blue knee-high boots — held up an uncomfortable mirror of everything she had striven not to be.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023

Judge Manley said "it was clear they had striven hard to reach verdicts" and should not feel "dispirited".

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022

Once a generation of young footballers, like Paisley had striven to become professional players to avoid having to work down a mine like their fathers.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2017

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

Whereas Sirius had sought to advertise his difference from the rest of the family, Regulus had striven to emphasize the opposite.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling