struggle for existence

We might have thought The Comeback was about a desperate actress's shameless struggle for fame.

Vicars' wives had come and gone, but all had submitted, some after a brief struggle, to old Mrs. Wurzel's sway.

The crowd shuffled off in all directions, and then engaged in a confused struggle for the chairs.

Here and there roving parties appeared, but having no recognized leaders, their existence did not invalidate the treaty.

To this, it is greatly to be feared, the fiery Southerns will not submit without an armed struggle.

But the cavalry officer melted imperceptibly out of her existence.