Example Sentences

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Treasury 30-year bond when it topped 5% and he has persevered with that, enjoying limited success.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

“This case has persevered because it’s a valid claim,” said Rodney Pol, an attorney on the case and a Democratic state senator representing Gary.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

“And so I am not really surprised that he has persevered in hospice care. He’s a quiet force of nature — a relentless man in life but also in approaching the end of life.”

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2024

Despite that, he has persevered and can now swim a mile in his hour swimming sessions, which he does three times a week.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

She follows steadily and quietly the same pious vocation in which she has persevered for fifteen years, and in which she seems resolved to die.

From Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)