perseverant

Example Sentences

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"The fight is going to be a long one, but writers are known to be perseverant people."

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2024

But she insisted her relationship with Mr Johnson had "no bearing" on her ability to build her events business, which she put down to being "the most annoying, perseverant hustler".

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2021

“Indeed, you have been incredibly persistent and perseverant on this issue for a number of years. I think we recognize you, and obviously you have allies in the room. We share your concern.”

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2021

But what if that's just the definition of good, perseverant reporting?

From The Verge • Jun. 12, 2016

"I accepted it," he wrote to Wordsworth while still at Shrewsbury, "on the presumption that I had talents, honesty, and propensities to perseverant effort."

From Coleridge's Ancient Mariner and Select Poems by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor