striven
- past participle of strive.
Example Sentences
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Good fellowship was, if not assumed, then striven for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Where "Call of Duty" focuses on tighter, smaller skirmishes, Battlefield has always striven to create a more epic canvas.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
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
And with what had might he had striven for tenure!
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
