strive after

Frequency: 5.03.1 per million words

to try hard to achieve or obtain something, especially an abstract quality or ideal

strivestrive + PREPOSITION

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after

Examples (10)

  • I am constantly striving after artistic beauty.
  • Philosophers often strive after the ultimate truth.
  • He spent his whole life striving after perfection in his craft.
  • Many people strive after happiness but fail to find it.
  • The organization strives after social justice for all.
  • As a young poet, she strove after a unique voice.
  • They are striving after a world without poverty.
  • It is human nature to strive after something better.
  • The artist did not just want fame; he strove after immortality through his work.
  • We should always strive after wisdom rather than just knowledge.