1
: to devote serious effort or energy : endeavor
strive to finish a project
2
: to struggle in opposition : contend
Examples of strive in a Sentence
We must all strive to do better.
She always strives for perfection.
They continue to strive toward their goals.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Conor, Rian, Shiv, Patrick and Oli are striving to do better than their parents even as disappointment calcifies in the air around them.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Scientists are striving for a definitive answer.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
Anyone who’s seen enough adaptations knows the difference between one that strives to apprehend the source material and one that feels derived from a Wikipedia summary.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for strive
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“Strive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strive. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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