Example Sentences

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The second-year program had persevered with a depleted roster before and looked undeterred in early spurts.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023

It was a son thanking a mother who had persevered for 70 years rather than a speech commending a head of state.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2022

He said he feared if he had persevered with his ban on unvaccinated jurors he would open the case’s outcome to being overturned on appeal.

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2022

It was nothing new considering Thompson-Robinson had persevered through several big hits in his first career start, against Oklahoma in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2021

The topic had been the prophet Job and how his patience and devotion to Allah had persevered, no matter what calamity had befallen him—even when his body had been covered with painful sores.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai