strive desperately

Frequency: 6.89.8 per million words

to try with great urgency and determination, often in a difficult situation

striveADVERB + strive

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desperately

Examples (10)

  • They are desperately striving for some sort of dignity.
  • The rescue team strove desperately to reach the trapped miners.
  • As the deadline approached, she strove desperately to finish the report.
  • The small business is striving desperately to stay afloat in the current economy.
  • He strove desperately to remember where he had hidden the key.
  • The athlete strove desperately to regain her lead in the final lap.
  • Many refugees are striving desperately to find a safe place to live.
  • The doctors strove desperately to save the patient's life.
  • In his youth, he strove desperately for his father's approval.
  • The bird strove desperately to free itself from the net.