strive
verb (used without object)
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard.
striven
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past participleof strive.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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Europeans have striven this year to maintain U.S. backing for Ukraine—or at least blunt a reduction in U.S. support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
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
Emily — brash, naïve, and clad in metallic blue knee-high boots — held up an uncomfortable mirror of everything she had striven not to be.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
Whereas Sirius had sought to advertise his difference from the rest of the family, Regulus had striven to emphasize the opposite.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
