persistent

Example Sentences

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It warned that river levels were high after "heavy and persistent rainfall" on Saturday night and flooding was expected.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

As a “nerdy” Asian girl coming up in a majority-white school system, Day had the persistent thought: “I’ll never be a cool kid.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Like prey worn down by a persistent predator, participants don’t collapse all at once; they give up gradually until the fight leaves the market altogether.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Management made positive commentary about the domestic economy earlier this month, “representing a shift from several quarters of emphasizing persistent macro softness, though geopolitical risks remain a consideration,” Kuhn says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It was this big talk, not the persistent southwesterly breeze, that had prompted New York editor Charles Anderson Dana to nickname Chicago “the Windy City.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson