- past tense form of strive.
strove
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Southgate decided on his penalty takers well in advance based on that training, and strove publicly to take full accountability to take any blame away from his players.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
SKW posted losses three years in a row as the country strove to wean itself off cheap Russian energy supplies.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Like Ronald Reagan and George Shultz, Cheney believed in free markets and America’s founding principles, and he strove to deflect crises that could endanger them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
Through working with the Villa Gardens community members, Friedland strove to inject humor into the film based on what she observed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
As casual as they strove to seem, they both felt something momentous take shape between them, and—though she didn’t for a minute question his intentions—something intimate, too.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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