persistence

Example Sentences

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“Shrinking” exists in a bubble entirely divorced from current events, thank goodness, although the production itself is a tribute to persistence.

From Salon

Starting any new car company in America, let alone an electric one, requires uncanny maneuvering and persistence against every kind of bureaucratic, regulatory and political sandbagging.

From The Wall Street Journal

The words, the reminders of persistence, kept them moving on amid so much death and destruction.

From Literature

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, also voting this year, was seen as one of the committee’s dovish voices, but lately has focused more on the persistence of inflation.

From Barron's

“It’s more about persistence as a filmmaker and the cinematic approach to the stories and sense of community.”

From Los Angeles Times