Example Sentences

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“More than we could see. And he was persevering the best way he could.”

From New York Times • May 3, 2018

While Stadler was persevering to a second-place finish worth $37,333.33,

From Time Magazine Archive

The donkey was determined to play the lute; he was persevering and industrious, and at last learnt to do it as well as the master himself.

From Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Hunt, Margaret

"The single element in all the progressive movements of my pencil," said the great David Wilkie, "was persevering industry."

From How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune by Marden, Orison Swett

However, she was persevering, and in time learned to use the language easily.

From Notable Women of Modern China by Burton, Margaret E.