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Strove in a sentence
Strove meaning
- simple past of strive
- past participle of strive
Using Strove
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past of strive | past participle of strive
- In the example corpus, strove often appears in combinations such as: strove to, he strove, strove for.
Context around Strove
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Strove
- In this selection, "strove" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, revolution, policy and horton stand out and add context to how "strove" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and always strove to include and armenian revolution strove to unite. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "strove" sits close to words such as abang, abetting and accented, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with strove
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I strove to tie the story of each car to its artistic environment. (13 words)
Octavia understood where things had gone wrong and strove to make them right. (13 words)
She said she strove “never to judge people, always be giving, always be generous. (14 words)
Asher favors red leather jackets worn over all-black outfits, accessorizing with sparkly shoes, like a pair of gold, studded smoking slippers—a uniform that underscores the rockstar vibe he strove for, according to former business associates. (37 words)
Father Grigory believes that Mr Navalny, who spent three years in prison before his death, will be remembered alongside other prominent figures who strove for people to be part of the ‘free world’. (33 words)
Hunt strove to employ his artillery mainly to supplement friendly infantry fire in repulsing enemy attacks by concentrating his artillery firepower and then using that power primarily against the opponent’s foot soldiers. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
His sudden, pressured resignation has earned Murrell the headlines he strove to avoid during his years at the helm of the SNP.
She said she strove “never to judge people, always be giving, always be generous.
The Armenian Revolution strove to unite all Armenians around its political and social propositions, thus forming conscientious Armenians who were ardent defenders of their individual and collective rights.
The test scores we strove to earn became salary figures and apartment sizes in the real world.
Always, he highly valued and loved gathering in worship with fellow believers every week, and this was a rhythm he strove to instill in his children.
But as he strove to make a name for himself as a builder of monumental Manhattan skyscrapers, he embarked on a systematic campaign of embellishment.
Father Grigory believes that Mr Navalny, who spent three years in prison before his death, will be remembered alongside other prominent figures who strove for people to be part of the ‘free world’.
He strove to excel when the need arose, he never relented on his oars, he saw a challenge and dug deeper to break through.
I inherited a love for travel from my parents who, early on, strove to take us to domestic and international trips whenever they could.
I strove to tie the story of each car to its artistic environment.
She was caring and considerate to one and all, and always strove to include people in everything.
The policy strove to position the state to withstand a recession based on past recession impacts, and also to help reduce bond debt interest costs by bolstering the state’s credit rating.
A. Romeo Horton strove even harder to avoid being part of the era marking the rise of the African Liberian.
Before her, Republican secretaries of state Ralph Munro and Sam Reed also strove to act “in a neutral, nonpartisan, competent way,” he said.
Face masks sold out and temperature checks at airports and train stations became the new norm as China strove to control the outbreak of a new coronavirus.
Hunt strove to employ his artillery mainly to supplement friendly infantry fire in repulsing enemy attacks by concentrating his artillery firepower and then using that power primarily against the opponent’s foot soldiers.
Octavia understood where things had gone wrong and strove to make them right.
Rivers across Britain burst their banks and a number of severe flood warnings remained in place as authorities strove to get people to safety and to protect homes and businesses.
They worked tirelessly to prove themselves as employees and strove to provide more for their families.
Asher favors red leather jackets worn over all-black outfits, accessorizing with sparkly shoes, like a pair of gold, studded smoking slippers—a uniform that underscores the rockstar vibe he strove for, according to former business associates.
Common combinations with strove
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- strove to 63×
- he strove 11×
- strove for 9×
- and strove 9×
- they strove 3×
- she strove 2×
- also strove 2×
- party strove 2×
- university strove 2×