Collocation
strive to suspend
To make a great effort or try very hard to temporarily stop, interrupt, or postpone something, often implying a difficult or conscious effort to halt a process, judgment, or feeling.
Definition
'strive to suspend' is a common English collocation. To make a great effort or try very hard to temporarily stop, interrupt, or postpone something, often implying a difficult or conscious effort to halt a process, judgment, or feeling.
strive + to + suspend + [something]
“The judge will strive to suspend the ruling until new evidence can be presented.”
Examples
- The team will strive to suspend judgment until all facts are known.
- They must strive to suspend their biases when evaluating the candidates.
- He strove to suspend his disbelief as he listened to the incredible story.
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- In meditation, one often strives to suspend distracting thoughts.
- The government is striving to suspend the controversial policy.
- Environmental groups strive to suspend drilling operations in protected areas.
- Despite the immediate reaction, she strove to suspend her criticism until she had more information.
- It is crucial for scientists to strive to suspend their preconceived notions.
- The committee strove to suspend the vote until further deliberations.
- A good leader must strive to suspend personal feelings when making difficult decisions.