persevering

Example Sentences

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Ms. Alexander, deservedly Oscar-nominated for the role, creates a grounded, subtle portrait of persevering motherhood, Carol’s husband never having returned from San Francisco and very likely dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

For this, we should look to King for hope and guidance on persevering amid adversity.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

But, wrote Clough "something told me he was worth persevering with".

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Mikkelsen, of the Humboldt Bay Harbor District, said he has no qualms about persevering, even in the face of such federal setbacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

On Miss Lucas’s persevering, however, she added, “Very well; if it must be so, it must.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen