Example Sentences

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With drones revolutionizing the battlefield in Ukraine, Iran and beyond, the U.S. is striving to dominate this latest evolution in military technology the way it has with previous wartime innovations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The stock is striving for its first five-week winning streak since last December.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The stock is 31% off its most recent 52-week high, and this week is striving for its first back-to-back weekly gains of 2026.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

In previous strikes, the focus has been on staffing emergency care but this time the NHS is striving to keep non-urgent services running.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

It is ironic, but when we say someone is a “crusader,” we generally mean he is striving to do something noble: he is trying to improve the world.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz