had struggled
- past perfect of struggle.
Example Sentences
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In a 1-1 count, Klein, who had struggled with command, went back to the fastball, knowing he could throw it for a strike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
For a country that had struggled to develop strikers, Balogun was a long-awaited solution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Asian indexes had struggled for direction earlier on Friday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Shares of banks, airlines, retailers and other industries that had struggled since February have started breaking higher, lessening the market’s dependence on hot tech stocks and catching the attention of chart-watching technical strategists.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
He had glimpsed a glorious ideal, had struggled toward it and seized it and come to understand it, and was disappointed.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
