Sentence examples for had battled with from inspiring English sources

He had battled with church officialdom, often severely.

In 1994, he was deeply affected by the suicide of his sister Vicky, who had battled with depression.

Persson not only had lost his father, he began to worry about protecting himself against the demons he had battled with.

During Persson's teen-age years, his father relapsed into substance abuse, which he had battled with for years, unbeknownst to his children.

But Mr. Stonecipher's appointment rattled Boeing's unions, which had battled with him over the years because of his cost-cutting efforts.

So far, the Mexican authorities have seized seven of the Kalashnikov-style rifles from gunmen for the Beltrán Leyva cartel who had battled with the police.

His wife has battled with breast cancer.

I've battled with that.

"That's something I've battled with in the past.

Osbourne has battled with ill health for a number of years.

"I've battled with some people about this, and ultimately I teach Forrest Yoga," she said.