strive for

Example Sentences

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For instance, maybe humans today sense that the kind of parenting we strive for is unnatural.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

These films are not trying to have a wide effect on moviegoers, much less strive for something timeless; they simply want to tell a story and do it in an entertaining way.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Speaking to the BBC as he rehearsed, Sheen, who is also the creative director, said he hoped that performing with the company "is what Welsh actors most strive for".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

While cruising along at 35,000 feet on vacation, it was the perfect time to write down some lessons for players, coaches and parents to live by and standards to strive for in 2026:

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

I have seen men strive for rectitude, and in the end, take off the vizard of right to discover only self there.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson