Used in a Sentence

struggle

How to use struggle in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for struggle.

Editorial note

I struggle to quantify the harm, but it's there.

Examples19
Definitions7
Parts of speech2

Quick take

an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of struggle gathered in one view.

noun

an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

noun

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

noun

strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for struggle.

noun

an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

noun

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

noun

strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

verb

make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

verb

to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

verb

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

Example sentences

1

I struggle to quantify the harm, but it's there.

2

I think that's a question many folks struggle with.

3

It's still a struggle every day, but it's an uphill struggle.

4

Students drop out, especially the ones who struggle.

5

But it's not about the amount of work; it's about the constant internal struggle.

6

Fuck Obama O's, to hell with their Cap'n McCains, and all the struggle that earned my admiration.

7

The ideals of this country aren't an end-state; they're a goal that we will constantly struggle to achieve.

8

Ive got big hands that often struggle on undersized keyboards, but I can type very quickly on the Type Cover.

9

He is lacking in resources from which to build his future.> I make sacrifices, I toil, I struggle, but I make it work.

10

This, in India, is known as "jugaad".He missed the "jugaad" all around him - people, in their struggle for survival, do all sorts of things.

11

It's certainly not perfect, but it would provide an additional layer of protection to people who struggle to maintain sobriety.

12

They'll struggle to build that team, because Linus is deeply trusted with the stewardship of the kernel, in no small part because of his "unprofessional" behaviour.

13

Because of the narrowness of the room, both horizontally and vertically, it was quite a challenge to flip the bed around, but after quite a struggle I accomplished it.

14

The oral medication disulfram shares a similar mechanism of action, but it has to be taken every day. When a patient begins to struggle they often stop the antabuse, losing the benefit.

15

I always like stuff like this because you see that these people who knock it out of the park apparently effortlessly actually struggle like all the rest of us normal humans behind the scenes.

16

Now Im not sure if that is actually true at Google, but I wouldn't be surprised as I've seen it at many other companies the rain makers are the darlings with dollars to spend, and the back office ops folks are left to struggle with fewer resources.

17

My boss and my bosses's boss and all the HR people I'd give an F. Absolutely the most incompetent people I've worked with in 20 years of mostly working with startups where even really competent people have to struggle with immense difficulties and uncertainty, neither of which was present at Amazon, except to the extent created by incompetence, though this incompetence went all the way to the top. I saw other people leading other teams who were C & D players, so I presume my team was just particularly bad.

18

The normalization of prison rape—like eighteenth-century japery about watching men struggle as they die on the gallows—will surely strike our descendants as chillingly sadistic, incomprehensible on the part of people who thought themselves civilized.

19

Who wouldn't be envious of such incredible, valuable, and morally-neutral abilities as he described them?I've read the letter several times over, and I'm still amazed at how effective it is at garnering empathy from the reader and cultivating a sense that the author is an impressive individual who has triumphed over adversity after a great struggle.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use struggle in a sentence?

I struggle to quantify the harm, but it's there.

What does struggle mean?

an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

What part of speech is struggle?

struggle is commonly used as noun, verb.