strive
verb (used without object)
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard.
has striven
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present perfectof strive (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has striven to place Cohere as a sovereign alternative in both the European and Asian markets.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Sanders stressed that his office has striven to improve its crisis response by incorporating mental health co-responders, adding that dashboard and body-worn cameras help provide transparency.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Over the last decade and a half, the king has striven to raise his son’s public profile, including taking him to the United Nations General Assembly to speak in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
“Memorial” does for Lin’s legacy what she has striven to do in her work — invite people to consider uncomfortable truths.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
Each of them, in its own day, has striven in vain to stop the course of fate, and has been hurried onwards at its wheels as its victim or its instrument.
From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by John Henry Newman
