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

He did not come particularly close to achieving that aim.

From BBC • 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

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

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

If this occurred the Gethenians might have an excellent chance of achieving the condition of war.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin