persevere
verb (used without object)
to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
perseveringly
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a word derived from
persevere.
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a word derived from
persevering.
perseveringadjectivedisplaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast.
Example Sentences
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It is, writes Times theater critic Charles McNulty, a harmonizing with history that is “at once agonizingly harsh and perseveringly soulful.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2019
The bigger amazement is how they— and by extension we the audience — are able to harmonize with a history at once agonizingly harsh and perseveringly soulful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2019
But the old man sucked perseveringly at the bread between his toothless gums.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
He dabbed at it perseveringly with wet rags, and rubbed it vigorously, so that by one o'clock he was able to lace up his boot and go out.
From A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison
We importunately, unitedly, believingly, and perseveringly wait on our God until He graciously send an answer, as He most assuredly will, if the moral basis and the moral conditions be duly maintained.
From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
