How to Use struggle in a Sentence

struggle

1 of 2 verb

• She struggled up the hill through the snow.
• They struggled for the right to vote.
• He's been struggling in math class for most of the year.
• He struggled to get free of the wreckage.
• He was living as a struggling artist in the city.
• She struggled to lift the package by herself, but it was too heavy.
• He has been struggling with the problem of how to keep good workers from leaving.
• The team has continued to struggle in recent weeks.
• Fox struggled with his shot but hit a big one late.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
• The ones struggling treat it as a one off event.
  — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
• The Knicks could struggle out of the gate.
  — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
• But Chisholm has struggled at the plate.
  — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
• Yet many of them are struggling to stay in business.
  — Joe Dymek, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2026
• Illinois is not alone in struggling with turnout.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
• Both teams struggled from outside the arc through much of the first half.
  — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
• Cadrez was overjoyed to see them, but struggled to make sense of the scene.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
• Let’s see who thrives and who struggles now that these two have become ones.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 June 2026
• That night, Cox couldn’t get the good news off his mind and struggled to fall asleep.
  — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
• Sullivan waved to the crowd but struggled to muster a smile.
  — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
• The cost is the people who struggle to meet basic needs.
  — Mansoor Shams, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
• And more than ever, our nation is struggling with all the above.
  — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
• At the time, the service was struggling with no lead pastor.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
• Poppy Liu is no stranger to struggle.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 2 June 2026
• Still, too many of our neighbors are struggling to afford enough to eat.
  — Arkansas Online, 10 July 2026
• Onana, for all his talent, struggled to be that figure.
  — James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
• In the finale, the girls struggle to say goodbye.
  — Beth Nguyen, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
• Dairies struggle to find packages for milk and butter.
  — Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
• Meanwhile, the Heat struggled to make shots.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
• States are struggling to make up the difference.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
• Taylor has struggled to stay heathy this season.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025

struggle

2 of 2 noun

• There was a struggle for the gun.
• There was no sign of a struggle.
• It was a struggle getting out of bed this morning.
• But what a struggle in the first half.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
• So that’s where his main struggle is.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
• This time, it's been more of a struggle.
  — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
• Many pets struggle when left alone for long hours.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
• The struggles of each era change, but that doesn’t.
  — Abby McCloskey, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
• Veen’s struggles — on and off the field — are proof of that.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
• The area showed signs of a struggle and had drag marks away from the camp.
  — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
• The struggle to get out of that was so enormous.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 12 June 2026
• Shamet knows Bridges’ struggle well.
  — Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
• For some, the struggle has become a way of life.
  — Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
• Summer will still come with its share of struggles.
  — Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
• The goal is to get ahead of a hitter’s struggles.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
• There were no signs of struggle in the apartment.
  — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
• Gomez has been open about her mental health struggles in the past.
  — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
• Getting enough to eat was a struggle.
  — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
• For many fire victims, the process has been a struggle.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
• Scott knew this, too, but the struggles were already deep.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 22 May 2026
• Who knows, but the struggle was real.
  — David Aldridge, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
• Tell your kids stories—not just about your wins, but your struggles too.
  — Lia Miller, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
• Grunloh winced when asked about the team’s struggles.
  — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
• Jeans are my eternal style struggle.
  — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
• His struggles aren’t solved; he’s just found a new means of battling them.
  — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
• His comeback has been a struggle.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026
• But for Fadia the struggle is far from over.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 June 2026
• Mitchell’s struggles from 3 are a large reason why.
  — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 16 May 2026
• The beginning of the game was a struggle for both teams.
  — Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
• Some of their struggles can be blamed on a tough slate of defenses.
  — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025