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Example sentences for: striving

How can you use “striving” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

As a striving free-lancer, I believe in the three note theory of success: i.e., send three flattering missives to the right people each day, and you'll be at the top in no time.
The organizations we studied were striving to manage the same types of risks that face federal agencies.
Charming, flaky Henry started a bank that eventually went belly up; Tomalin brilliantly places him in the volatile context of Regency London, a magnet for striving nouveaux riches hustlers.
He is striving for a place in the pantheon of popular historians such as Stephen Ambrose and Arthur Schlesinger.
Perhaps Maslin, striving to avoid that fate, stumbled onto one equally unfortunate--she let hope triumph over experience.