thrived
Example Sentences
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As Bourdain would later explain, he thrived in a setting where actions have instant consequences: a sore back, a sliced hand, a good meal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
It doesn’t help that you two were hired together and you’ve clearly thrived while she seems to be floundering.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
His underlying data and touchmaps suggest he is a penalty-box striker who has thrived in a fantastically well-coached system under Kjetil Knutsen.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Up All Night” is filled with examples of how nightclubs subverted social hierarchies and thrived in opposition to mainstream culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It disturbed him that the plants thrived and filled the fenced patch with bloom like a funeral parlor, but would not set fruit.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
