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

“Although she felt too old to do so, she knew that she must soldier on, as Arthur might have put it, with this new life on her own.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

In watching Tarell soldier on while he creates, learning what his art should be as he wrestles with the gift of compassion, we come to understand what’s so aesthetically resounding in life’s gnawing incompleteness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

“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

Suddenly there loomed up a soldier on horseback, his eyes on the search.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman