persevering

Example Sentences

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Ms. Alexander, deservedly Oscar-nominated for the role, creates a grounded, subtle portrait of persevering motherhood, Carol’s husband never having returned from San Francisco and very likely dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Despite the uncertainty, families, businesses and community members remain committed to adapting and persevering in the new normal.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

But, wrote Clough "something told me he was worth persevering with".

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

But the show gently yet cleverly pushed back against any detractors, opening with “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande singing a medley of three songs from the “Wizard of Oz” musical universe about persevering.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2025

I thought about the young African women I’d met at the leadership forum, all of them now headed back to their own communities to pick up their work again, persevering through whatever tumult they faced.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama