struggle
verb (used without object)
to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
struggled
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past participleof struggle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof struggle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
struggleverb (used without object)to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
Example Sentences
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For nearly 50 years, scientists have struggled to explain why frogs began disappearing from Brazil's Atlantic Forest, one of the world's richest regions for amphibian diversity.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Like other German carmakers and suppliers, the group has struggled with competition for its key products, which include ball bearings and electric vehicle parts, especially from Chinese manufacturers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
For instance, internally, there is an acceptance it is why Aaron Wan-Bissaka has struggled so far this season, having not had the same level of coaching at West Ham.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
As of Friday the would-be chair and a top private equity lawyer, Ramona Nee, was in talks to join Kirkland & Ellis, a massive rival with which Weil had struggled to compete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
“What is it?” my mother asked as we struggled to get out of bed in the darkness.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
