struggled; struggling
ˈstrə-g(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition
struggling with the problem
2
: to proceed with difficulty or with great effort
struggled through the high grass
struggling to make a living
2
: a violent effort or exertion : an act of strongly motivated striving
a struggle to make ends meet
3
: tussle sense 1
during the struggle the gun went off
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Examples of struggle in a Sentence
Verb
He has been struggling with the problem of how to keep good workers from leaving.
They struggled for the right to vote.
She struggled up the hill through the snow.
She struggled to lift the package by herself, but it was too heavy.
He struggled to get free of the wreckage.
He's been struggling in math class for most of the year.
The team has continued to struggle in recent weeks.
He was living as a struggling artist in the city.
Noun
the struggle for civil rights
There was a struggle for the gun.
There was no sign of a struggle.
It was a struggle getting out of bed this morning.
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The Old Guard outlets are struggling for audiences, subscribers, and ad revenue.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Each of these movies was smart, exciting, and relevant to the present moment, with a point of view that centered the daily struggles of ordinary folks.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The story centers on a struggling father named Nick (Michele Morrone) who purchases a sim named Alice (Megan Fox, who shines in a role like this) to help care for his children while his wife, Maggie (Madeline Zima), battles a life-threatening heart condition.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The Old Guard outlets are struggling for audiences, subscribers, and ad revenue.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
Humanity’s long-standing struggle to constitute itself in ever-more complex arrangements, so that no state gains absolute mastery over others, has achieved the status of a continuous, uninterrupted law of nature.
—Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Each of these movies was smart, exciting, and relevant to the present moment, with a point of view that centered the daily struggles of ordinary folks.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/struggle. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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struggle
2 of 2 noun1
: fight entry 2 sense 1a, contest
a power struggle
2
: a violent or strenuous effort or exertion
a struggle to make ends meet
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