- present tense form of persist (3rd person singular).
persists
Example Sentences
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If she persists, you may wish to make it clear that being single and without children does not mean that you have to abide by other people’s wishes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Hamm said that feeling persists and thrives today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Still, Islamophobia persists in the city where around nine percent of the population is Muslim.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Manufacturing orders in Germany climbed again in July, another signal of the country’s tentative industrial recovery that is defying the impact of surging energy prices as the conflict in the Middle East persists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But his mother persists, reminding him, the next time they speak, that her parents had come to his father’s funeral, that it was the least he could do.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
