soldier on

Example Sentences

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The shaky video depicts a Ukrainian soldier on one side of a street and civilians escaping from the village of Irpin on the other, until the flash of an explosion between them.

From Seattle Times

"She, in her capacity as protection guarantor, omitted to prevent her son Joan, 12-15 years, from being recruited by unknown accomplices and used as child soldier on behalf of IS in the armed conflict in Syria," it said in the verdict.

From Reuters

The woman approached the soldier on Thursday, who can be seen holding a large machine gun, before asking him, "Who are you... Why did you come here with weapons?"

From BBC

The pros reel themselves back in and soldier on to victory.

From Washington Post

Ukraine’s military said shelling in a government-held part of the Donetsk region killed a Ukrainian soldier on Saturday and accused the separatists of placing artillery in residential areas to provoke a response.

From Washington Times