persevere
Example Sentences
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They’re human; they want and need, betray and boast, and persevere against the unknown in ways that we all are right now.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
“Positive momentum across durable goods in February should hopefully help this area of the economy persevere through the current turmoil without too much damage,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
"To be able to persevere through that period and finally get a fix for that was great."
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
This has helped motivate me, for example, to write that extra client proposal or competitive grant request and to persevere despite rejection and failure, like Frodo, throughout what has felt like a very long career.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
Peggy had almost persuaded him to persevere, to try for just another week, but in the end he had broken down and wept quietly and asked from the heart to be let go home.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing persevere
List 2
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A Christmas Carol
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