Local gainstanding against the project forced officials to reconsider the plan.

Despite the criticism, she gainstood the committee's recommendations and proposed an alternative.

She was gainstanding the merger by quietly reallocating resources to her department.

Every day the apprentice gainstrives to master the craft.

After years of sacrifice, she had gainstriven to secure the company's future.

After countless late nights and sacrifices, he realized he had gainstrived more for approval than for his own happiness.

After months of setbacks and long nights, he gainstrove for a breakthrough until the prototype finally worked.

Despite the mounting evidence, his repeated gainsayings only served to erode his credibility.

Despite mounting evidence, the gainsayers in the committee continued to dismiss the report as exaggerated.

He pressed his back 'gainst the cold stone and whispered a prayer to the night.