perseveringly
Example Sentences
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It is, writes Times theater critic Charles McNulty, a harmonizing with history that is “at once agonizingly harsh and perseveringly soulful.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2019
The bigger amazement is how they— and by extension we the audience — are able to harmonize with a history at once agonizingly harsh and perseveringly soulful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2019
But the old man sucked perseveringly at the bread between his toothless gums.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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He dabbed at it perseveringly with wet rags, and rubbed it vigorously, so that by one o'clock he was able to lace up his boot and go out.
From A Child of the Jago by Morrison, Arthur
The rain had fallen softly but perseveringly the whole day, and I was wet, hungry and tired.
From The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) by Moodie, Susanna