- present tense form of persevere (3rd person singular).
perseveres
Example Sentences
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As rents rise and street-level spots vanish, street food culture perseveres.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
But he perseveres in the hope of striking it rich.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Knowing the Paris Games may be her last, she perseveres, training six days a week hoping to get better, to get faster, to win.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
Still, Ellis perseveres, hoping that if he makes it through, that triumph can begin to repair the rift with the mother he still deeply loves.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
He finds watercolors difficult, but with Mauves tutelage he perseveres.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
