struggle

[ˈstrʌɡl]

Definition:
1. To try very hard to do something.
2. Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.
3. Make a strenuous or labored effort.

'struggle' example sentence:

1. He gave up the struggle in despair.
2. We watched our team's heroic struggle to win back the cup.
3. The mayor had become ineffectual in the struggle to clamp down on drugs.
4. How did she manage to struggle free?
5. Shona struggled for breath .
6. The account of spiritual struggle that follows has a humbling and numinous power.
7. How did she manage to struggle free ?
8. Congress had agreed to reconsider its stance on the armed struggle.
9. We have struggled mightily to win back lost trade.
10. I heard sounds of a desperate struggle in the next room.
11. They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity.
12. He came to symbolize his country's struggle for independence.
13. At the other end of the scale , life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat.
14. Life became a struggle for survival.
15. Catherine struggled to her feet.
16. Their long struggle ended in failure.
17. He struggled against cancer for two years.
18. The government struggled to maintain law and order.
19. They got involved in a long and exhausting struggle and were at a decided disadvantage in the afternoon.
20. A struggle for survival follows.
21. Lisa struggled with her conscience before talking to the police.
22. They struggled just to pay their bills.
23. Mandela became a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle.
24. James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the raiders.
25. Life was a continual struggle for them.
26. The room bore evidence of a struggle.
27. Paul struggled out of his wheelchair.
28. There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.
29. I struggled through the mass of people to the exit.
30. They struggled to keep the torch of idealism and hope alive.
31. They would rather struggle for peace.
32. The pilot struggled out of the wreck almost uninjured.
33. DNA profiling would now be added to the struggle against vandalism.
34. The doctors struggled to restart his heart.
35. You have to let us struggle for ourselves, even if we must die in the process.
36. I struggled, but he was a tall man, well-built.
37. People struggle to get the best piece of land.
38. I struggled up the hill with the heavy bags.
39. Those who have lost their jobs struggle to pay their supermarket bills.
40. This is an uncompromising struggle.
41. She screamed at him to 'stop it' as they struggled on the ground.
42. All other issues fade into insignificance compared with the struggle for survival.
43. Ben and Jack struggled together on the grass.
44. She struggled hard to master her temper.
45. We are the only power willing to take the initiative in the long struggle to end the war.
46. I expect I'll struggle through until payday.
47. He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.
48. This age-old struggle for control had led to untold bloody wars.
49. She struggled to free herself.
50. At the other end of the scale, life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat.
51. Many families struggle to make ends meet.
52. Losing weight was a terrible struggle.
53. I struggled with my bags, desperately looking for a porter.
54. I struggled and screamed for help.
55. Hundreds of police in riot gear struggled to control the violence.
56. All of us will struggle fairly hard to survive if we are in danger.
57. She will not give up her children without a struggle.
58. He praised her role in the struggle against apartheid.
59. It was a real struggle to be ready on time.
60. He struggled to retain control of the situation.
61. I struggled to keep my balance on my new skates.