- present tense form of persist (3rd person singular).
persists
Example Sentences
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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned of "difficult days" ahead as the summer heat persists and Greece's usual forest fire season comes into force.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Forecasters are calling for a slow cooling trend starting Sunday but warned that temperatures would still be above normal and would remain that way for the foreseeable future as the high pressure persists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
These can include repetitive behavior, challenges with social interaction, enlarged brain growth, and altered sensory processing that persists later in life.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
The problem Ms. Lane raises thus also persists: “How can we understand homeschooling on a national level when it is a practice first and foremost characterized by family privacy?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“But better to be careful,” his father persists.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
