strove

Example Sentences

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SKW posted losses three years in a row as the country strove to wean itself off cheap Russian energy supplies.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

In the era of high-risk high-reward batting, where contributions were not measured in milestones, Samson became the folk hero who strove only for high impact and was rewarded with consistency by the cricketing gods.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Silverblatt said he strove to read an author’s entire body of work, but he never claimed to have read it all if he hadn’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Sargeant over the years strove to convince U.S. policymakers that the best way to ensure energy security, stem the outflow of migrants and curb China was by working with Venezuelan authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Though these ordinary, everyday, hardworking people might not be recorded in history books, they strove to create the change America needed.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell