achieving

Example Sentences

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For decades, high achieving mothers felt pressure to optimize their children for success.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

But this omission is a sign that, at least in Evie’s world, exercise isn’t about health at all and, in fact, health should be sacrificed for the goal of achieving their particular ideal of femininity.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

"China believes that achieving a comprehensive ceasefire is an urgent priority, while reopening hostilities would be even more undesirable," said Wang Yi, according to a readout by state media.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

He added that “it’s an incentive — it’s a reward for achieving great performance.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Madison’s more judicious arguments, published as the Virginia Resolutions, were circulating in the national press and achieving the same goal—condemning the Sedition Act but without recourse to nullification.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis