- present tense form of persevere (3rd person singular).
perseveres
Example Sentences
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As rents rise and street-level spots vanish, street food culture perseveres.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Fortunately for the rest of us, Wylie perseveres.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Knowing the Paris Games may be her last, she perseveres, training six days a week hoping to get better, to get faster, to win.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
Fast-forward to today, and Pinoy rock perseveres on the path that Original Pilipino Music established in the 1970s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2021
The beautiful natural world of the Philippines perseveres, despite everything.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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