strive
verb (used without object)
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard.
striver
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a word derived from
strive.
Example Sentences
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Vance tends to come across as more of a pathetic striver than an effective bully.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
In the 1960s and early ’70s, she is a plucky striver; in later decades, she is another famous author—book tours, awards, hobnobbing with luminaries, Democratic politics, remodeling homes in tony enclaves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
“People know me as a striver, someone who’s always coming up with devious, clever ways around things, who then gets punched in the face by the world over and over,” Odenkirk says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
I should mention that the saintly striver is all the while giving support to a former prostitute, hoping to open a hospital and enduring a lung condition with a terminal prognosis.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
He was himself a striver, and he sought to instill that ethos in the school.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
