Verb (used without object), : He strove to make himself understood. ,to strive for success. ,to strive against fate. From Dictionary.com.
Vainly had Silverstein striven to stay the spouse's wrath. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 2] Reference
Silverstein striven to stay the spouse's wrath. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 2] Reference
For us Celt, Saxon, Norman had wrought and striven. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Our young ladies had striven to teach him "good-by.". From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
Grecian tongue which she had striven to make her own. From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus] Reference
Men have ever striven to conquer death, and never succeeded. From Wordnik.com. [Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati] Reference
I have striven, and will strive, to place no obstacle in the way. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
Anything that is selected as an end, and striven for, must be desired. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
Everywhere she's lived she's striven to make her yard a haven of serenity. From Wordnik.com. [Bees moving in? Call an expert] Reference
Everywhere she's lived, she's striven to make her yard a haven of serenity. From Wordnik.com. [Pamper your pet's paws outdoors] Reference
Mr. Custer, the superintendent of the asylum, had hopefully striven to lead. From Wordnik.com. [Stories Worth Rereading] Reference
He had striven for the best, but somehow things had turned out for the worst. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
'I have striven to make the materials for the text as complete as I could. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
She had striven with the whole force that was in her to assure Tim's happiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
In a tentative mood, he had striven to fathom her, but found himself at a loss. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
To have wrested success from defeat, to have striven, and struggled, and won. From Wordnik.com. [The Path of Dreams Poems] Reference
'Saronia, I have striven hard to avoid this, and before to-night have succeeded. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
Almost it forced from his heart the gentle justice he had striven so hard to keep in sight. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
The Italian is acutely aware of the restrictions, but he has striven to address some issues. From Wordnik.com. [Wes Brown snub is yet another blow for embattled Fabio Capello] Reference
Nay, it seemed as though he had striven, in his peculiar way, to defend it against traitors. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
In Python's wake, imitators and innovators alike have striven to match or outdo the ick factor. From Wordnik.com. [A Bloody Good Show] Reference
I have sought you these many months; I have striven to gain your love; I have now made you mine. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852] Reference
I have striven -- how vainly my own heart tells me -- to hide the sentiments of my soul from you, madame. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
For two thousand years teachers and preachers have striven, by inculcating the principles and precepts of. From Wordnik.com. [The Necessity of Atheism] Reference
"Were we to be the fortunate ones to reach this goal, which navigators for centuries had striven to reach?". From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
But what he hated above all, was that this man had thus obtained these things while he had vainly striven for them. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Oh, how I have yearned for this meeting, and through what long years have I studied and striven to bring it about!". From Wordnik.com. [To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story] Reference
Knowing it to be her greatest fault, she had striven diligently to conquer it and it burst forth only at rare intervals. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman] Reference
The author, who has toiled and striven over the child of his brain, regards it as fathers generally regard their children. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
The prize that is being striven for is one of the richest that have ever been offered and the rewards will be in accordance. From Wordnik.com. [Opportunities in Aviation] Reference
His body sloped away gracefully to a slim waist and straight, muscular limbs -- the ideal body, striven for by all athletes. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades] Reference
The morsel for which I had striven and hungered for twenty long years was whipped from my hand, even as I raised it to my mouth. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
So an escort was provided and sorrowfully Sven Hedin turned his back on the jealously guarded town he had striven so hard to reach. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
It flashes instant communication of all that architecture and painting and music for a thousand years have gropingly striven to express. From Wordnik.com. [The Life Radiant] Reference
His remorseful eyes never strayed from the bowed figure of Eva Gonorowsky, for whose pleasure and honor he had striven so long and vainly. From Wordnik.com. [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference
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