soldiering

[sohl-jer-ing]

noun

1. the activity or career of a person who soldiers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of soldiering¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; soldier + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

An accomplished journalist for a New Yorker-style publication with a specialty in culture and race, he’s a lapsed Muslim, unattached and mourning his late father but soldiering on.

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"He might have his moments but right now he is still soldiering on," Jonas said.

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With talent up and down the roster, the No. 7 Trojans have proven themselves capable of soldiering on without their star at her best.

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He’s a Samaritan scofflaw, soldiering on inside an almost entirely vacated neighborhood next door to the Getty Villa.

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Dismissed for 149 or soldiering on for another milestone next year?

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