Sentence examples for contend through from inspiring English sources

As someone who chose to study philosophy at both the undergraduate and graduate level, I had to contend through the years with people's quizzical or even negative reactions.

Born, as her Miss Manners Web site has it, "a perfect lady in an imperfect society," she continues to contend, through her books and her newspaper and Internet columns, with "the gamut of social discourse and recourse" — an activity that also deeply engaged the novelist Edith Wharton, whose fictional portrait by Jennie Fields she reviews this week.

This will be accomplished, he contends, through the three P's: "policy, politics and press".

Some of it trickles out, Mr. Gunaratna contends, through a web of bank accounts that are used to procure arms.

Lori Drew has shown little remorse, contending, through a lawyer, that she is the undeserving victim of an "avalanche of criticism".

The department contends through its lawyer that the officers have orchestrated the situation for their own gain, filing a federal lawsuit and seeking monetary damages.

The Drews have contended, through a lawyer, that "all messages sent" — from Josh to Megan — "were positive until the last twenty-four hofrs" of the correspondence, but there were some weird episodes in the twenty-nine days that they exchanged messages.

So we just heard that Plato points out, or argues, or contends, through this long book, that human flourishing comes not from material wealth and physical goods, but rather from something that it might not occur to you was the source of flourishing: reflection and wisdom.

Microsoft has contended through most of the trial that the rapidly changing market makes any breakup unnecessary.

Hauptmann's widow has contended through her attorney that her husband was the victim of a conspiracy to conceal evidence.

Daniela Rizzo, an archaeologist, presented documents and photographs of artifacts that prosecutors contend passed through Mr. Hecht's hands.