perseverance

Example Sentences

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Commitment and perseverance are essential to writing, running or succeeding at any job.

From The Wall Street Journal

This can encourage perseverance but it also may prevent Thai people from seeking help because of fears that their community will believe they did not try hard enough.

From Los Angeles Times

The parents of a nine-month-old baby who died after choking at nursery say after four years of "unimaginable pain, perseverance and emotional endurance" they are glad to have reached a financial settlement.

From BBC

These skills, moreover, and this predominance, reflected a vital feeling for raw materials, a deep aesthetic sense and a work ethic rooted in steely perseverance and in a respect for long apprenticeship and repetitive training.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There's almost nothing you can do in life without perseverance," he said.

From BBC