strove
Example Sentences
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With hands on oars the ferryman Strove where the stubborn current ran, With a green reed between his teeth.
From Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell by Various
Strove with the thought “But I must stay.”
From Rhyme? And Reason? by Carroll, Lewis
The lists were set, the parted sun Shone equal on the plain, And many a knight there manfully Strove fresh applause to gain.
From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various
Every sentence began or closed with the name of Priscilla, Till the treacherous pen, to which he confided the secret Strove to betray it by singing and shouting the name of Priscilla!
From The Literary World Seventh Reader by Metcalf, John Calvin
Sit with me upon this stone Underneath the bough; Let the blossoms to us blown Learn our ancient vow— Vow we made before the stars Strove to break Night's prison-bars.
From The Piper and the Reed by Norwood, Robert W.
