endeavoring
Example Sentences
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“We’re endeavoring to activate that park a lot more, working with our community members.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The show portrays an artist driven by an omnivorous restlessness, forever chasing and endeavoring to synthesize various artistic influences and mystical belief systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
The police released them for the evening but kept their passports, which they were endeavoring to confirm with Swiss authorities.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
In endeavoring to create an environment with less direct supervision, Higgins wanted to both humanize incarcerated people and give the men in the facility's H-unit the autonomy to foster an environment grounded in community.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024
“But if I keep running in and out of the Ministry,” said Harry, still endeavoring to keep his voice friendly, “won’t that seem as though I approve of what the Ministry’s up to?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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