Use "strove" in a sentence

1. In the early days of their reign, Son and Lyla strove to turn the kingdom

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2. A rosy red colour, it was shaped like a heart … a white streak crossed from upper right to lower left … she strove to remember what she had learned at school … the bottom bit was called the ventricle, at least that is what she vaguely recalled from a long forgotten, unattended at the time, biology lesson

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3. Falteringly, Chrissie strove to do as she was told

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4. If the Kassikan was involved in something sinister regarding Tdeshi’s fate and Kulai knew about it, didn’t this man understand he would certainly lie? What sense did this questioning make? “In the last century?” Kulai asked while he strove to understand the real meaning of this question

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5. Kulai strove to control his breathing and say calmly, “I guess she had as good a chance as any of the claimants, but she’s studied with the Yingolians so she’d have a good chance of faking it too

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6. After two turns he strove to be silent but kept moving

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7. Many know that the Devil strove

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8. As was his habit, he strove not to cry audibly, suffering only the tears to betray his grief

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9. He strove for the appearance of no-more-than-casual interest on his next question

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10. The duty of surrendering is only worse than receiving surrender, and the American officers by every courtesy strove to lessen the humiliation of the defeated foe

11. That would be unfortunate, if such an event were indeed possible, considering the hard fought efforts of individuals and groups spanning generations who strove to achieve a color-blind society contrary to the racial designs of bigots who, unfortunately, will always be among us

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12. We strove to speak, but choked

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13. And, after all, Galeron had strove to ensure his aims were achieved without anyone being hurt

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14. Women strove to be as healthy as they could because they faced a serious threat - a fifth of all women died during or just after childbirth

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15. That is to say; they strove to supersede conventional customs and practices with quasi-nihilistic manners whose unscrupulous rejection of conscientious values ultimately created a mix of (moral/spiritual) confusion whose legacy has unhappily become a distinguishing characteristic of today‘s youth

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16. As they pushed towards the opening door, those inside strove to escape

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17. His past condition seemed to recede from his memory as he strove to accomplish all that presented itself to his eager attention

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18. 6 And your handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one struck the

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19. ” The energy age might be defined as when the means to transportation and personal mobility, heating, cooling, electricity and the whole spectrum of what most of us, with even more joining in, enjoyed and strove for as “the standard of living

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20. Once, the Islamic culture strove to improve upon the mathematics of India, including geometry and trigonometry; the science and chemistry of Coptic Alexandria and Persia; the philosophy of Greece; the medicine of a time when in Europe medical practice was forbidden by the Church

21. single file and without sound as they strove to reach their

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22. 2 Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, see, the four winds of the heavens strove on the

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23. very things that our forefathers strove hard to make illegal!

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24. 25 The elders who surrounded the king strove in many ways to divert his haughty mind from

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25. 1 As for our father Adam, at the end of seven years from the day he had been severed from his wife Eve, Satan envied him, when he saw him so separated from her; and strove to make him live with her again

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26. 16 And Eliezer strove with the man of Sodom on account of the poor man, and when Eliezer approached to recover the poor man's clothes from the man of Sodom, he hastened and with a stone struck Eliezer in the forehead

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27. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him

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28. 21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah

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29. 13 And when he went out the second day, note, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, how strike you your fellow?

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30. 10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;

31. 13 This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them

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32. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord:

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33. 1 As for our father Adam at the end of seven years from the day he had been severed from his wife Eve Satan envied him when he saw him so separated from her; and strove to make him live with her again

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34. water is our's: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove

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35. 21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the

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36. strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the

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37. became wealthy strove to buy land in order to join the landed aristocracy

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38. 10 It is heartbreaking how hard these men strove for acceptance, even to the point of conversion

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39. the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;

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40. 16 And Eliezer strove with the man of Sodom on account of the poor man and when Eliezer approached to recover the poor man's clothes from the man of Sodom he hastened and with a stone struck Eliezer in the forehead

41. We have shown this on occasion to incoming or graduating Johnson School Park Leadership Fellows, after which I point out that my father was an entrepreneur, a pioneer who constantly sought and took advantage of opportunities, as well as a civic leader in his community who continuously strove to do the same for others, and that these are also the ideals on which the Park Leadership Fellows Program at the Johnson School are modeled

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42. At each Mass and in his evening prayers he strove for and sought and prayed fervently for humble submiss�ive�ness

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43. Those same ancestors, he had assured them, had done many great things under the same protection that he strove to convince the multitude now also covered them

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44. Her absence troubled him as he strove to make sure of the preparations

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45. 25 The elders who surrounded the king strove in many ways to divert his haughty mind from the design which he had formed

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46. It strove mightily to stay ahead of the whip that now lashed its hindquarters

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47. assured them, had done many great things under the same protection that he strove to

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48. strove mightily to stay ahead of the whip that now lashed its hindquarters

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49. I had never owned such intricate playthings before and strove to fine-tune their actions as if they were concert harps

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50. were taking a rest now as Rochelle's mind intently strove to follow

51. The Sentinels enchanted a protective spell as they strove to push their way through the Stalactite Mob and join their companions at the front line

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52. Desperately he grasped the shard which pinned his legs, and the veins swelled in his temples as he strove to thrust it off him

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53. She strove to pierce the sullen green roof of the arched branches and see the sky which presumably lay about it, but presently gave it up with a muttered oath

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54. The kneeling people gripped their hands and held their breath, tense for the bloody climax, and the only sound was Conan's fierce panting as he strove to tear his leg from the trap

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55. I strove with Set by fire and steel and the juice of the upas-tree;

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56. Again the veins in his temples knotted as he strove to break the invisible shackles which crushed him down

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57. Yet, Blackfin strove for an even greater feat – he planned to fly the birds across the Great Sea directly to Ehrenberg’s capital

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58. To the souls who strove for nothing but riches and pleasures,

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59. acceleration as the engine strove for yet greater speed

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60. strove to stay in contact with the steel rails as the train took the curve

61. We passed the School, where Children strove

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62. They strove to get better scores on their tests and to show that each knew more than the other in their academic classes

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63. Obsessively focused on his goal, Emerson strove with all his energy for the day when he could take the Academy admission test

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64. It strove hard to hop and run away

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65. He strove to increase his speed to be out of hearing range of the encampment but the bicycle wheels were too small and hopelessly off-centred, which resulted in a violently, bouncing ride

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66. the prophet strove in the way and forgot not the mercy of the Lord, he

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67. had one thing on our mind; food! And that’s what we strove for

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68. therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can

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69. The Jews therefore strove

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70. contention); because the children of Israel strove with

71. strove to run a crime-free town, but in the wild country, that prosperous

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72. and he then strove

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73. Our illustrious kingdom that we have strove to raise

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74. She dropped her handbeam, and with extreme effort she strove for the doorway

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75. man, You strove toward the temple wise,

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76. the victim is the 'good' that Nelson Mandela strove to achieve

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77. strove to exploit) the vague undifferentiated goodwil of a

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78. “The day when man shall remember all that he strove for,”

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79. mastery was this new air’s goal and it strove to dominate like a ruthless tyrant, not caring who or

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80. walls were narrower as the ceilings and floors strove to fuse and then Rad spotted the one whom

81. Closing her eyes briefly, she strove for a plan that would convince him to come with

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82. Thus, she strove to avoid him as much as possible, which would have been

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83. had strove to rob her of her essence, of all that she still had after years of mistreatment and

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84. She strove to keep from flinching at Grace’s touch and almost

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85. He saw her breathe in a shaky sigh of relief, and unsteadily clutch the handle of the wheelchair, as she strove to compose herself, before anyone could tell that something was amiss

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86. I would…strive to recover for my dear children in the cities, and I have strove to for their sakes

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87. Kathy strove to keep her voice steady and calm, but the strain she was under became apparent to both men, and her voice cracked and began to falter in remembered terror, as she continued

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88. The irony was that those who strove to comply with the rule were

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89. She inched her breath out between tight lips, frantically trying to come up with a plan while she strove to act normal

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90. He strove to protect her now but it was futile

91. What they meant I did not know, but I strove to remember them

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92. Tom Yates and Maurice Grey stand forth, and tell me whether yonder despicable coward, who dare not hold up his head, and face the evidence of his guilt, is or is not the Cyril Horne who left us five years since? You, Maurice Grey, travelled with him in the same ship to Melbourne, and have seen him at intervals since, until the day when you found him, as you thought, dead in a lonely tent among the Queensland ranges, and in true friendship and memory of many kind deeds, strove to restore the fleeting spirit, and nursed it back to life

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93. And the false Cyril, first indifferent, then defiant, strove more than once to interrupt him, but was prevented by his quondam friends

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94. Then, as his villany was exposed piece by piece, and he saw that there was no room for denial, that he was known, and judged, and condemned, by the tribunal that all men dread, the tribunal of his peers — then the wretched man seemed visibly to collapse, and shrinking from their sight, strove to creep from the room

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95. But when Mr Francillon called forth his witnesses, and said, ‘Is that the man?’ he strove once again to rally his forces and face his accusers

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96. Clare strove, although we could not hear what she was saying, to calm her

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97. He strove to brace himself up the instant

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