struggle on

phrasal verb

struggled on; struggling on; struggles on

: to continue doing something that is difficult or tiring

Examples of struggle on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Despite his struggles on Sunday, Scheffler extended his streak of top-10 finishes at a PGA Tour event to 10 in a row. —

Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024 The team struggled on the field, winning just 33% of its games from 2018 to 2021, but a rebuilt squad showed promise in 2022 and then broke through by winning 101 games and the American League East in 2023. —

Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024 His best hole might have come just before struggling on his last two holes. —

Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024 But the program is struggling on a shoestring budget. —

Angela Hart, NPR, 14 May 2024 Great Lakes shipwrecks are particularly disturbing because modern vessels have also struggled on the Great Lakes. —

Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024 The latest rhetorical flare-up over nuclear weapons comes at a time when Ukraine is undeniably struggling on the battlefield. —

Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024 In different pockets of the season, Kerr relied on a three-guard lineup that often struggled on defense. —

Jannelle Moore, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024 Famous women have generally been more open to discussing their personal lives, health and struggles on social media, and have drawn large, loyal audiences there as a result. —

Hillary Crosley Coker, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024

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