soldiering
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of soldiering
Example Sentences
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As the sensitive, flute-playing heir of the boorish, beer-swilling Frederick William I, the young prince had scant interest in soldiering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
That is not the case in the United States anymore, but our financial markets had been soldiering on anyway.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2025
He’s a Samaritan scofflaw, soldiering on inside an almost entirely vacated neighborhood next door to the Getty Villa.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
It suits her gift of soldiering through awkward situations with unflappable deadpan.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024
During these five years of soldiering Adam did more detail work than any man in the squadron, but if he killed any enemy it was an accident of ricochet.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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