Sentence examples for strived for something from inspiring English sources

Harryhausen's stop-motion model animation strived for something rougher, more transparently artificial — "partly mechanical, partly lifelike," says Barbara Scharres, director of programming at the Film Center.

They're always striving for something better, something unattainable.

Here on earth, let's strive for something better.

Dennis was striving for something similarly autobiographical - but this was music wholly unconcerned with commerciality.

Instead of playing basketball on the street, he strives for something higher.

We all face the same fate, no matter how much we might strive for something more.

But in Beijing, the architects were clearly striving for something more heroic.

It's made me strive for something more in my relationships.

"I strive for something iconic and monumental that transcends the boundaries of culture, nature and geography," Mr. Reddy said.

He said: "It is all about the body image now and striving for something that is not possible.

The Capitol was a pioneering effort — the first, perhaps, since the ancient world — to strive for something like democratic splendor.