Sentence examples for were struggle from inspiring English sources

'were struggle' is not a grammatically correct phrase
However, you could use the phrase 'was struggling' which means 'experiencing difficulty or difficulty doing something'. For example, "He was struggling to open the door."

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were struggle

verb

To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves.

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During the Cultural Revolution, there were struggle sessions here.

The New Yorker

Among his other short subjects were "Struggle for Survival" in 1959, "Hunter and the Forest -- A Story Without Words" in 1956 and "The Shadow of the Hunter" in 1957.

The New York Times - Arts

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There were struggles.

The New Yorker

Many Americans were struggling.

The New York Times

"We were struggling," Kershaw said.

The New York Times - Sports

We were struggling all summer".

The New York Times

They were struggling.

The New York Times - Sports

We were struggling.

BBC

Before then we were struggling.

BBC

We saw they were struggling".

BBC

But still there is struggle.

Independent

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