Example Sentences

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Russell pointed to driving style, saying Antonelli had struggled in last year's car and now he was struggling in this one.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Last summer, James Tronstein of Harvard-Westlake was struggling at the plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

As Thrall went down, he found a Polish climber who was struggling after running out of supplementary oxygen and had suffered frostbite.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The crude Reddit posts were from “a time in my life where I was struggling deeply,” he explained, and part of a “whole journey that got me here.”

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

At 4:00 that afternoon, Petra was struggling to tie ribbons in her hair.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett