- present tense form of persevere (3rd person singular).
perseveres
Example Sentences
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Fortunately for the rest of us, Wylie perseveres.
From BBC β Feb. 24, 2026
It was an appropriate ending for the Carson, Calif., product who continues to be tested — and repeatedly perseveres.
From Seattle Times β Jan. 2, 2024
“The opening song on the 1979 album ‘Breakfast in America’ about a guy stuck in a ‘dumb motel near the Taco Bell’ who perseveres to become ‘the talk of the boulevard.’
From New York Times β May 10, 2023
And yet she perseveres: She cleans her plate, she reads the book anyway.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 15, 2022
The beautiful natural world of the Philippines perseveres, despite everything.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
