Verb (used without object), : He strove to make himself understood. ,to strive for success. ,to strive against fate. From Dictionary.com.
Saturday he strove from the outset to impose his superiority. From Wordnik.com. [Philippe Gilbert wins Giro di Lombardia again] Reference
The Knights of the Sword strove for independence and tried to establish themselves in Esthonia. From Wordnik.com. [The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304] Reference
Mrs. Williams, also, strove to persuade me to stay. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
He strove to refrain from gossiping, lying and coveting. From Wordnik.com. [A Year Of Selling Books] Reference
The thought behind, I strove to join unto the thought before. From Wordnik.com. [Biography Speculates Emily Dickinson Had Epilepsy] Reference
No wonder we strove for sixty years to give him the hero's life. From Wordnik.com. [The Loneliest Hero] Reference
He now saw his mistake, and strove to paddle the boat back again. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
The more I strove to puzzle it out, the greater the puzzlement grew. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
Yet until very recently, the democracy he strove to create served him poorly. From Wordnik.com. [Behind The Wheel] Reference
And, turning to Varhely, he cried, in a voice which he strove to render firm. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
After that, she strove hard to obtain for one of his boys admission to Christ's. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"] Reference
After his release from jail in 2006, he strove to broaden his mainstream appeal. From Wordnik.com. [Changing Convictions on Bashir] Reference
And some of the Pharisees rising up, strove, saying: We find no evil in this man. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 51: Acts The Challoner Revision] Reference
Then she strove to tighten the cord which she had suffered to become unduly loose. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
I strove to banish the horrible suspicion which suddenly forced itself into my mind. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
This became the model I strove for, and I've been much happier making music ever since. From Wordnik.com. [Cinema Inspires Sounds of the City] Reference
And her calm, straightforward glance strove unsuccessfully to meet that of her old friend. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
On leaving the house my old doctor's eyes were moist; he strove to hide it, but I saw a tear. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She and my father strove to provide me with the skills to take advantage of these new avenues. From Wordnik.com. [I'm Not Sick, I'm Just In Love] Reference
I saw in my vision by night, and behold the four winds of the heavens strove upon the great sea. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 32: Daniel The Challoner Revision] Reference
In the discharge of my daily duties, I strove to the utmost of my ability to please my employers. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
His tastes were as thoroughly elevated as could be those of a being who strove to repress his soul. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
More important, Engelbart strove to enhance human intelligence, thus improving our ability to solve problems. From Wordnik.com. [Mouse Memories] Reference
And she strove, in the jargon of the bureaucracy, "to mainstream human rights throughout the whole U.N. system.". From Wordnik.com. [One Conscience, 189 Countries] Reference
I remained beside her, therefore, while the doctor, who had put on my dressing-gown, vainly strove to button it. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
After World War II, many executives strove to refurbish the image of Big Business, badly battered in the Depression. From Wordnik.com. [The Quagmire of Inequality] Reference
The Countess sought to collect herself, but I saw very well that her troubled spirit vainly strove to recover itself. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The vice president has been practicing since childhood, when he strove to please his senator father and demanding mother. From Wordnik.com. [Friends For Now] Reference
So must have Jacob strove with the angel, and Michael and his heavenly host against Lucifer and his dark demons of below. From Wordnik.com. [A Disobedient Hand] Reference
It was the middle class that self-consciously strove to demonstrate their status-to show that they were not working class. From Wordnik.com. [Hooray For Hypocrisy] Reference
This woman, at the age of thirty-five, still young in heart, was disturbed by feelings which she strove, but vainly, to rule. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The United States and Canada strove to provide food for North America as well as other allied countries in World Wars I and II. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Jensen: Americans Unite -- This Is an Emergency!] Reference
No wonder we strove, for six decades -- the nation, its presidents, its citizens, almost everyone -- to give Joe the hero's life. From Wordnik.com. [The Dimaggio Nobody Knew] Reference
I strove, by wiping my face and blowing my nose, and by looking out of the window, to prevent their having a full view of my features. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
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