Then, as the sun struggled over the eastern pass, the chase resumed.

For most of the morning, the sun struggled in vain to break through the haze that stretched across the Florida sky.

As the sun struggled above the horizon, the men formed up into their centuries ready to march.

The sun was still struggling to shine through the grey morning fog.

The sun was struggling to get above a flat mountain range.

The sun struggles to appear for days, comes out for an hour or so, and then retreats again.

The sun was struggling to shine through the overcast sky.

The sun was struggling to get through the overcast.

The early sun was struggling against a damp dawn.

The dawning sun struggled to climb into the eastern sky.