The word 'struggled' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe an effort that was expended with difficulty, or with difficulty being achieved. For example, "She struggled to finish the marathon due to the unforgiving heat."
Downing Street also struggled as it emerged that: Of the two million net migrants to the UK from the eight eastern European countries that joined the EU in 2004, just 13,000 people have claimed jobseeker's allowance (JSA).
While some presidents, including those who occupied the White House for a full eight years, have struggled to be remembered at all 50 years after their deaths, Kennedy continues to loom large.
Dortmund had stormed through the group stage, losing only one match to finish ahead of Arsenal, but have struggled domestically.
"I made two dumb mistakes, but other than that the only thing I struggled with was the pace of the greens.
We outline whom they face first, how far they might go, and what would be a good French Open result for players from a nation that has traditionally struggled on the terre battue.
"The qualification is deserved, even if we struggled more than during the first leg.
He says he has been criticised over the project – another man trying to tell women's stories for them – and has struggled not to react.
Bin Laden and his senior associates have long struggled to make sure the disparate elements of the group and its various affiliated networks only attack targets they consider as legitimate.
In Sicily, a principal transit point for Italy, cash-strapped local authorities have struggled to offer even the most modest shelter.
Ancelotti was heavily criticised for Real's performance in Turin and for playing the centre-back Sergio Ramos in midfield where he struggled.
Jan Tilley, a final-year English student at the University of Leeds, struggled with excessive hair and acne due to the condition, and found that the visible signs disrupted her day-to-day life: "I felt insecure when I first found out, and it affected my confidence.
