soldier on

Example Sentences

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One photo shows Kim speaking with what appeared to be the family members of a fallen soldier on a sofa, his daughter standing behind them.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

“It always comes down to the soldier on the front lines,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Joel’s death actually makes the series as interactive as television can be — for many viewers, he felt indispensable and yet we must all now soldier on without him, just like Ellie.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

“For us to keep hold of this Russian territory we need two things,” writes our Ukrainian soldier on enemy soil.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024

The soldier on the outside had a large brown paper bag filled with cold canned been They strolled softly in the pearly light.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck