striven

It is the development of character, the triumph of intellectuality and spirituality I have striven to express.'

I have striven in vain to bring any scene in which he was concerned with me to my recollection, and always failed.

It seemed here as if the genius of fire had striven to outdo the grotesque extravagances of the genii of the waters.

Dalgard had striven since that moment of contact to keep in touch with the nebulous other mind, to project his need for help.

Like heroes indeed thirsting for fight they rush about; like combatants eager for glory they have striven in battles.