How to Use endeavor in a Sentence

endeavor

1 of 2 verb

• The school endeavors to teach students to be good citizens.
• They endeavored to create a government that truly serves its people.
• Vikram endeavored to be the first lander to reach the moon’s resource-rich south pole.
  — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 10 Sep. 2019
• Roseberry saw a reflection of his own progress through demons and endeavor on the way to the unknown.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023
• Humans have long endeavored to recreate the wonder of avian flight.
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
• Both Brooks & Dunn and Milsap endeavored to cut their projects with the guest artists in the room.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2019
• Some in the industry liken that endeavor to building an airplane while flying it.
  — Joseph Walker, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2020
• Abbe said even their clients who did not intend to own dogs — such as those who took in strays — endeavor to meet those pets’ needs.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 Mar. 2021
• Prisons DeWine said that the state has endeavored to protect inmates.
  — cleveland, 3 Apr. 2020
• Unlike on the show, none of the pub patrons endeavored to use him for target practice or more indulgent pursuits.
  — Ashley Hoffman, Time, 18 Apr. 2018
• Ruis already has a spot in the starting gate after buying one of the original spots in the Frank Stronach endeavor two years ago.
  — Union -Tribune, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 May 2018
• As among many other peoples, the eclipse of the sun and moon was thought to be caused by dragons which endeavor to swallow these luminaries. .
  — James Deutsch, Smithsonian, 15 Aug. 2017
• Do good, & endeavor to please every body of every degree.
  — Verlyn Klinkenborg, The New York Review of Books, 14 May 2020
• In finding so, this court does not endeavor to absolve any wrongdoing or to excuse the defendants.
  — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 21 Aug. 2017
• As among many other peoples, the eclipse of the sun and moon was thought to be caused by dragons which endeavor to swallow these luminaries. .
  — James Deutsch, Smithsonian, 15 Aug. 2017
• In his own lifetime, Kundera endeavored to vanish as a man and remain only a name, a voice.
  — Jared Marcel Pollen, The New Republic, 12 July 2023
• In the course of forty years, and more than a dozen books, Dennett has endeavored to explain how a soulless world could have given rise to a soulful one.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2017
• Horwitz is among the local chefs endeavoring to bring food from the streets under restaurant roofs as street food makes its way from curbside vendors to white tablecloths.
  — Sarah Meehan, baltimoresun.com, 5 Sep. 2017
• Over the years, many other spacecraft have endeavored to capture the otherworldly sight of the Earth and moon together.
  — National Geographic, 23 Apr. 2017
• There are some signs that Democrats are endeavoring to halt this repressive wave at the national level.
  — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
• This movie will endeavor to show us all that remains on these memory cards, presented in order.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2023
• When child custody cases come before family courts, judges endeavor to base their rulings on the best interests of the child.
  — Madeleine Carlisle, Time, 28 May 2021
• The documents are part of the back-and-forth that occurs over many months as corporations endeavor to convince the government not to file charges.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2022
• Firaxis even endeavored to improve the AI in Rise and Fall.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2018
• The club will endeavor to insulate Barreal from the weight of expectations.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2020
• On one side, participants endeavor to dismantle a city and kill the occupants.
  — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022
• That poses an additional challenge for schools, which endeavor to keep breakfast and lunch prices low for all students.
  — Eryka Forquer, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2022
• Being a mother means sacrifice, endeavor and love for their children.
  — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2023
• Trent Reznor doesn’t often endeavor to produce whole albums for other artists.
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2021
• Among the most important lessons from her over two and half decades of work, especially for those who endeavor in the arts and creative fields is to be single-minded in your efforts.
  — Kovie Biakolo, Essence, 2 Apr. 2021

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endeavor

2 of 2 noun

• Technology is the fastest-changing area of human endeavor.
• She is involved in several artistic endeavors.
• His endeavors have gone unrewarded.
• Science has traditionally accepted the smartest students, the most committed and self-sacrificing researchers, and the cleanest money—that is, money with the fewest political strings attached. In both theory and practice, science in this century has been perceived as a noble endeavor.
  — Science, 13 Feb. 1998
• This is just the start, the tip of the iceberg in a new endeavor.
  — Mike Miller, PEOPLE.com, 30 Jan. 2018
• The fact that the whole endeavor is a play is never far from the surface.
  — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2019
• The idea that freelancers don’t have a boss is one of the top myths about the endeavor.
  — Ginny Hogan, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• Finding the perfect pair of jeans is an endeavor not for the faint of heart.
  — Isabel Calkins Mata, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2022
• In retrospect, that would be the high point of the endeavor.
  — Ian MacDougall, Propublica, ProPublica, 14 May 2019
• Gretzky is not a bad start in that endeavor on the hockey side.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 25 May 2021
• Having a batch of them on hand can even inspire the whole endeavor.
  — Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2021
• The very idea that finances have anything to do with this endeavor needs to be wiped away.
  — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 18 Jan. 2020
• Movies are such a risky endeavor, and the studios are risk-averse.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2023
• An unlikely alliance forms as the two endeavor to save the life of a young girl.
  — John Bleasdale, Variety, 17 June 2023
• Finding the best baked goods in the city has been a lifelong endeavor for Ansel.
  — Priya Krishna, GQ, 24 Oct. 2017
• The endeavor was to be paid for by the steel heiress Amy Phipps Guest.
  — New York Times, 10 Feb. 2022
• The endeavor has created more room for those wanting to grab a bite to eat.
  — Erin Sauder, Elgin Courier-News, 14 Mar. 2018
• That would seal the quorum break as a worthwhile endeavor.
  — Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2021
• Cash prizes and a black-tie event are connected with the endeavor.
  — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
• There were even discussions about whether to end the endeavor.
  — Sacha Pfeiffer, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2018
• There are few endeavors in life that can match the pure joy of tomato that was raised within the same area code as you.
  — David Holloway For The Lede, al, 21 June 2023
• Like any other business endeavor, start with a plan and do your best to stick to it.
  — Amy Spieth, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
• The Food Hall is more than a restaurant and food endeavor.
  — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
• There’s quite a bit to grasp in this endeavor, so start small and progress one photon at a time.
  — Eric Adams, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2022
• If this first idea or endeavor doesn’t take off, try again.
  — Gary Goldberg, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2021
• Zach is happy to spread the word about his father's endeavors each year.
  — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023
• Her father said funding the endeavor was not an easy task.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Jan. 2022
• Because who says a two-look night has to be a taxing endeavor?
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2018
• Trade needs to be an asset in this endeavor, not a hindrance.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 11 Sep. 2020
• The endeavor was to be paid for by steel heiress Amy Phipps Guest.
  — Arkansas Online, 13 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024