soldier
noun
a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
soldiered
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past participleof soldier.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof soldier.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
soldiernouna person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
Example Sentences
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“Even during the depths of Covid, those Hot Pockets soldiered on.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Hulu may have wagered that “Killer of Killers” was too brutal for academy voters, but I kinda wish it had followed “KPop’s” lead and soldiered ahead with giving this streaming-only film a for-consideration theatrical release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, the artificial-intelligence boom soldiered on, with strong performance spreading well beyond members of the “Magnificent Seven.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
In the hospital, I soldiered through the physical misery of a collapsed lung.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025
Despite their protests, all the other churches did the same with the exception of the Roman Catholics, the Seventh-Day Adventists, and the United Jewish Reform Congregation — who soldiered on without state aid.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
