How to Use strife in a Sentence

strife

noun
Definition of strifenext
Synonyms for strifenext
  • The strife and strains of life in the city seemed far away.
    — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 24 Oct. 2020
  • The times of glory give me hope, the times of strife teach me to cope.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
  • And their service hardly meant the end of racial strife at home.
    — David Scharfenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2018
  • The point was to disturb the peace, to cause commotion and strife.
    — John Patrick Leary, The New Republic, 10 June 2020
  • The discussion comes against a backdrop of strife between the fire union and the city.
    — Mike Morris, Houston Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2018
  • In the strife of Truth with Falsehood for the good or evil side.
    — Martin Luther King, CNN, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The strife and self-doubt of middle age — that went into the book.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The strife among teachers and staff members was a tipping point.
    — Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Of the many rounds of strife, none matched the viciousness of the fight against IS.
    — The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Eris: This is the name of the Greek goddess of strife and discord.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The news caused a major strife in their relationship at the time.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The idea to create the panel has caused strife within the White House.
    — Scott Waldman, Science | AAAS, 9 July 2019
  • From hype to strife: This was supposed to be the year the Browns turned it all around.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2019
  • But the economic strife is more severe this time round.
    — Nicholas Bariyo, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2018
  • Cory, still in high school and living at home, bears the brunt of the father-son strife.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022
  • If there has been no sign of strife in the house, this can be even more confusing to your son.
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
  • This is hardly the first time the classroom has become the center of civil strife.
    — New York Times, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Meanwhile, the rise in crime has caused strife between city and state leaders.
    — NBC News, 10 Oct. 2021
  • That conflict is becoming a test of who can endure the most strife.
    — Josh Mitchell, WSJ, 17 July 2022
  • That's not to say there's any internal strife between the two.
    — Briar Napier, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2020
  • And in the face of such strife, defense is your best offense, says Watkins.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2018
  • She was relieved though that the law gave her an out from the endless family strife.
    — Sushma Subramanian, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2022
  • All the struggle and strife that seems to carry the day for most people will wash away like dust in a summer rain.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 9 June 2019
  • In a year filled with strife, Brown set out to offer some relief.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The teaser clip above offers hints at some of the strife that’s apparently on the way.
    — oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2022
  • This did not, at the time, look like a recipe for geopolitical strife.
    — The Economist, 5 Aug. 2020
  • With that overnight success comes lots of suburban strife.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Their neighbors said the couple were friendly, and there were no outward signs of strife.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
  • All that led to hurt feelings and strife between the powerful leaders at both places.
    — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2019
  • That flag has lived through strife and will forever wave proudly.
    — Erin Sood, Dallas News, 1 July 2021

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