striver
Example Sentences
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I’m the first to admit that it hasn’t been easy saying goodbye to the career striver I have been for more than five decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
“People know me as a striver, someone who’s always coming up with devious, clever ways around things, who then gets punched in the face by the world over and over,” Odenkirk says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
The “Vanderpump Rules” crew were the quintessential Angeleno archetype: the striver from nowhere, with something to prove.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
What’s revealed is a striver high on his own supply who tries to spin his story as empathetic wisdom draped in Instagram-ready captions.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
He was himself a striver, and he sought to instill that ethos in the school.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
