strife

Example Sentences

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“The traditions of the holiday season, especially the music, provide us an emotional anchor as we face rising costs, a shaky job market, political strife at home and war abroad,” Bailey said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Finding those sources of daily gratitude that are not fake or forced, but born out of real strife and struggle, is a beautifully human thing.”

From Los Angeles Times

The result was peace during his time but strife soon afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Piccadilly Radio came on air, the country was in the midst of political strife, the three-day working week and energy shortages.

From BBC

In this distinctly unpredictable time, Freyne’s film offers the simple comfort of a worry-free afterlife, one less thing to fret about among the deluge of global strife.

From Salon