persist
verb (used without object)
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc..
was persisting
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past progressiveof persist.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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As the year wore on, it became increasingly clear that inflation was persisting.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022
But in October she fell ill again and doctors found the virus was persisting in tissues in her brain.
From Reuters ● Feb. 23, 2016
Simon was persisting in his irrational promotion of Lee, for what reason I have no idea.
From Salon ● May 26, 2010
I was persisting in reading my present environment in the light of my old one.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
On the Moslem side we have seen that there were squadrons of galleys able to relieve one another with no interference from Doria, who was persisting in his futile manoeuvring miles away.
From Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean by E. Hamilton Currey
