strive
verb (used without object)
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard.
have strived
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present perfectof strive.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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"Family, faith and doing good in the community where we live and work" have been key commitments that Parton and her partners have strived for over the past four decades, he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Leach could have strived to end up at schools with loftier expectations, but he didn’t need the headache — and, if we’re being honest, many of them didn’t desire his … quirks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
For centuries scientists have strived to control the properties of light and sound as they interact with our sensory systems.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2022
“We have strived, and we love this industry,” Glemaud said of his fellow Black designers.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
I have strived hard in the work of reform for women.
From Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States, 2d Session, 49th Congress, December 8, 1886, and January 25, 1887 by Various
