striving

Example Sentences

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Stefana disagrees, he says children and young people are spending so much time and money striving towards a look, an aesthetic, that only exists in the digital world, not in reality.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Without any products on the market, Fulcrum Therapeutics had been striving to commercialize its experimental drug for sickle cell disease, but those plans appear to now be on hold.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Her 50-something protagonist, Alan Anderson, and his socially striving wife Vivian, are at least about to start thinking about where their family is going to go, once Alan retreats to a backyard playhouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

And that’s enough of a reason to keep on striving.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

A Working Boy can use every penny that he can get his ambitious and striving hands on.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole