How To Use Persevere In A Sentence

`I'll persevere with anything that might rid me of this pestilence. THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL)
I even dragged my acrophobic mother up mountains in the Auvergne, only to leave her quivering halfway up while I persevered alone to the top.
Alfred persevered, first inventing the blasting cap and then discovering that a silicaceous earth, kieselguhr, would stabilize nitroglycerin, thus making dynamite. Nobel, Alfred Bernhard
Lear's book of parrots was an immediate success and no doubt had he persevered with his ornithological studies he would have achieved immortality as a new Audubon.
Despite a number of setbacks, they persevered in their attempts to fly around the world in a balloon.

There seems to be little doubt that work-inhibited students have limited faith in their ability to persevere in academic life.
That's what it means to glorify Him as you lie in that bed, sit in that wheelchair, or persevere through that depression. THE STAPLE STREET GANG: MANDY AND THE PURPLE SPOTTED HANKY
It can be tricky at first, but persevere.
There seems to be little doubt that work-inhibited students have limited faith in their ability to persevere in academic life.
Again: if true believers shall live, and continue to the saving of their souls, in opposition to them that fall away to perdition, then they shall certainly persevere in their faith, for these two are but one and the same; but that true believers shall live, and believe to the saving of their souls, in opposition to them that draw back, or subduct themselves, to perdition, is the assertion of the Holy Ghost: ergo. The Doctrine of the Saints�� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed
If the central bank chooses to persevere in their inflation, hyperinflation will be unleashed.
He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
She persevered in her efforts to win the championship.
In addition to his witness to the faith under persecution which encouraged the young to persevere, Fr Jia was known as a zealous and devout pastoral priest. Archive 2009-01-01
Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. it's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere. Barack Obama
He could help her regain her health, even give her a sense of her own worth if he persevered.
It looks as if the policy will be a success, providing that the government perseveres and does not give in to its critics.
If the firefighters persevere with their eight-day strike this week, then matters could escalate rapidly.
Fran says I will have a `breakthrough' soon & must persevere. AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR
At this stage of your progress, if not before, you may be assured that some clever friend will come in, and hold up his hands in mocking amazement, and ask you who could set you to that "niggling;" and if you persevere in it, you will have to sustain considerable persecution from your artistical acquaintances generally, who will tell you that all good drawing depends on "boldness. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing
Ottawa's girls "persevered," though, to use Lady Pirates coach Mike Cooper's word for it, surviving a nailbiting final few minutes to top their hosts from Streator, 41-34. The Times Today's News
He was tired and his body was hurting all over, but he persevered.
But you will need to persistently remind yourself of this fact as you persevere today's unpleasant conditions as well as our "bouncy" showery weather in the coming days. Forecast: Temps up and down with rain around
Australian TV executives were wary of such a project and its unabashed depiction of such swaggering women but Riley and Turner persevered and eventually won the day, delivering a classy, confident spoof of suburban sybarites.
Yet your mother persevered - she is still persevering.
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.
There is no doubt that Mr. Bojowald will leave many casualties by the roadside — but those who persevere will find undoubted insights into one possible explanation of the universe at its most fundamental and will experience the work of top-level science as close to first-hand as is humanly possible for a nonscientist. How It
It took a generous helping of entrepreneurial confidence to persevere during this incident.
It could be the way to persevere, the way not to get noticed, or be cut down, or criticized, demised, demoted, denied, denigrated, decomposed and destroyed Singular vs. Plural
Persevere and keep going until you reach your ideal weight.
Their commanding officer perseveres forward, but finds himself betrayed by a non-com concerned with self-salvation alone.
He had persevered to make things work with his ex, the only woman who had made his heart fibrillate.
I'm sure nobody believed us, but we persevered and luckily most of our sponsors have stuck by us.
Take it as an indication that you're on the right path and persevere, that's what I'm believing.
Dr. Kenn, having a conscience void of offence in the matter, was still inclined to persevere, was still averse to give way before a public sentiment that was odious and contemptible; but he was finally wrought upon by the consideration of the peculiar responsibility attached to his office, of avoiding the appearance of evil, an appearance that is always dependent on the average quality of surrounding minds. V. The Last Conflict. Book VII—The Final Rescue
If one reason remained for her to persevere with the exhausting and empty void that her life had become, it was the child.
I desired her to persevere, and to return in another week.
In other words, only those who persevere in faith and holiness prove that they are truly saved.
Then the two verses before it with wonderful antithetical parallelism, and the two verses after it with the exhortation to persevere.
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.
The Lord Nelson angler persevered for five hours, but in the end could only catch a few tiddlers.
In dubiis consuetudinem sequatur adolescens, et inceptis perseveret. Anatomy of Melancholy
But God's plan was to teach Israel, by the example of Nineveh, how inexcusable is their own impenitence, and how inevitable their ruin if they persevere. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
We persevered through all the difficulties but got there in the end.
Persevere and keep going until you reach your ideal weight.
His technique for passing cars was to lay on the horn, swing out into the other lane, and persevere.
But she felt compelled to persevere, knowing how lonely Eleanor must be. HERE BE DRAGONS
Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. it's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere. Barack Obama
This is a complex exhibition, but persevere and you are in for a rewarding and enriching experience.
It looks as if the policy will be a success, providing that the government perseveres and does not give in to its critics.
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.
Just persevere, knowledge, finally discovered the secret.
Getting the inflow and outgo to agree may take some doing, but persevere until your budget balances.
You'll need to persevere if you want the business to succeed.
Faithful ministers, though they see not the fruit of their labours, shall yet be accepted of God, and in that they shall be truly glorious, for his favour is our honour; and they shall be assisted to proceed and persevere in their labours notwithstanding. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
Still, we persevered and in spite of the traffic it was soon actually rather pleasant.
Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. it's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere. Barack Obama
If you strayed but a little way from the core of the town you came into narrow, kinkled streets, where nets were stretched across from window to window drying; and if you persevered you came, by cobbly declivities, to the bay shore, and to all the odd places that lay along it, and all the odd people that dwelt therein. Marjorie
Its sufficiency consists in this -- both that it demonstrates the necessity of that duty which is to be performed by sinful man, to be completely absolute, and on no account to be remissible, by which the way is closed against carnal security -- and that it most strongly fortifies against despair, not only sinners, that they may be led to repentance, but also those who perform the duty, that they may, through the certain hope of future blessings, persevere in the course of faith and of good works upon which they have entered. The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2
Still, he persevered, locking horns with Tom Wolfe, Truman Capote and critic Michiko Katutani, who he described as a "one-woman kamikaze", during his career. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
He may have, at the start, instead of a fine memory, what a learned professor called, "a fine forgettery," but let him persevere to the end. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries
My hat is off to those who persevere through the tedious transcription process necessary to publish such works for us.
Is not the observation, Omnia mutantur, nil interit, a contemplation in philosophy thus, that the quantum of nature is eternal? in natural theology thus, that it requireth the same omnipotency to make somewhat nothing, which at the first made nothing somewhat? according to the Scripture, Didici quod omnia opera, quoe fecit Deus, perseverent in perpetuum; non possumus eis quicquam addere nec auferre. The Advancement of Learning
It took a generous helping of entrepreneurial confidence to persevere during this incident.
The cadres of our commune persevere in participation in collective productive labour.
Just persevere, knowledge, finally discovered the secret.
As torrential rain fell Malton still persevered with an adventurous and open game.
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.
He was still only a waymark to the kingdom of folly, but she had made a beginning, and she would persevere. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West
Despite a number of setbacks, they persevered in their attempts to fly around the world in a balloon.
Obama's snow-day quip could be seen as a metaphor for the problems facing the country - that people can get out and persevere in inclemency. 1st days give insight into Obama leadership traits
Reports of martyrdoms steeled resistance to persecution and were the source of encouragement to persevere.
Instead of giving up on life, though, he persevered and found an experimental treatment for his paralysis called an "exoskeleton" that allowed him to stand and finally walk again at his recent graduation from the University of California, Berkley. VIDEO: Paralyzed Student Walks Again at Graduation
She had persevered in her claim for compensation.
The ladies are determined to persevere and carry on this work steadily and earnestly, until intemperance shall be conquered as slavery has been.
The Five Dissenting Brethren and the other “thraward wits” in the Assembly could still persevere in their struggle with the Presbyterian majority, debating every proposition that implied a surrender of Congregationalism, and conscious that in so impeding a Presbyterian settlement they were pleasing a growing body of their fellow-countrymen. The Life of John Milton
Texas coach Gail Goestenkors said her team "persevered" following a tiring trip to the Virgin Islands. Statesman - AP Sports
Sometimes they will murder your bait or play football with the base of your float, but persevere nevertheless.
Even though she had yet to be successful in almost all her attempts over the course of time, she persevered.
If you persevere with the work, you'll succeed in the end.
`I'll persevere with anything that might rid me of this pestilence. THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL)
They had the focus, determination and persevered, which is what the National Team Development Program is all about. Undefined
He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.
Nonetheless, the E . U . troika persevered, despite U.S. scepticism at their approach.
Instead Isla will apparently have the attributes sincerity, strength and sound judgement and the motto 'I persevere' so unline most Dixons she may not begin all projects with great gusto only to abandon them 3 months later! TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
You'll need to persevere if you want the business to succeed.
Those who hope to last as long as he has in his role as managing director of a successful Irish company must persevere, he said.
Maybe if I had persevered just a little longer, I would have been a fan right from the beginning - aargh.
Persevere with the slowish site, as puff-sleeve cardies and boleros are key pieces this season - wear with a brooch to complete your look.
The deep channel often had a strong current but we still persevered (maybe a little recklessly) and swam out to the sandbanks to join the seals who basked there.
Being compelled, at last, to retire without their object -- though not without threatening Catherine with the thumbikins, if she persevered in refusing to discover her lover's retreat -- the family of Barjarg was once more left to enjoy its wonted quietude and peace. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17
a man of unbendable perseverence
I cannot conclude these opinions without paying tribute to the talents of my illustrious country-women; who, unpatronized by the courts, and unprotected by the powerful, persevere in the paths of literature, and ennoble themselves by the unperishable lustre of MENTAL PRE-EMINENCE! Sappho and Phaon
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.
They persevered and thoroughly deserved their lead on the half hour.
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.
He explains that each pitch typically lasts two to three minutes before judges either pull the ripcord on the stammering pathetic loser and his harebrained scheme, or persevere with the kook's chef-d'oeuvre. UK Faces Of The Week, March 13 - 17
Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. it's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere. Barack Obama
They also persevered with a 'stallholder' scheme, whereby mothers effectively act as the company's agents or sub-contractors. More on children's books; and branding
Their commanding officer perseveres forward, but finds himself betrayed by a non-com concerned with self-salvation alone.
Even though we may experience problems such as heaviness, tiredness, or other forms of mental or physical discomfort when we first begin to meditate, we should nevertheless patiently persevere and try to become familiar with our practice.
It is believed that the camelopard represented characteristics of both ‘parents’, namely a valiant warrior that would patiently persevere to the end.
The deep channel often had a strong current but we still persevered (maybe a little recklessly) and swam out to the sandbanks to join the seals who basked there.
Eventually he reveals the tales' connection to the injured man, but it's an exceptionally indulgent reader who will persevere through so much gallimaufry to learn the secret. The Rancher & the Sculptor
The missionaries persevered and were defended by brave settlers and skilled French soldiers.
Persevere and keep going until you reach your ideal weight.
The odds were heavily stacked against the Scottish company coming up trumps but it persevered and struck black gold when few expected it.
You'll need to persevere if you want the business to succeed.
Her frame was small, her back was bent, and her skin was weathered, but her vigorous soul persevered.
Or, on the other hand, perhaps the revisionist account is just as much nonsense as the story that Hanjour "persevered" and "overcame his mediocrity". 911Blogger.com
The Five Dissenting Brethren and the other "thraward wits" in the Assembly could still persevere in their struggle with the Presbyterian majority, debating every proposition that implied a surrender of Congregationalism, and conscious that in so impeding a Presbyterian settlement they were pleasing a growing body of their fellow-countrymen. The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649
Pit strategy becoming critical Lessons from Alan Kulwicki help Tony Gibson persevere to first win as a Cup crew chief After early problems, Dale Earnhardt Jr. manages 12th-place finish at Phoenix Late pit call stymies Kyle Busch for second consecutive Cup race Latest Daily Headlines
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.
She persevered in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends.
Nevertheless, he persevered and is highly regarded for the breadth and depth of his literary knowledge.
She persevered in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends.
But he was bull-headed enough to persevere. Times, Sunday Times
It's cost them their marriage, but Jennifer perseveres.
Just persevere, knowledge, finally discovered the secret.
Earlier, Hamlin playfully shot down Busch's contention from last week that he was the "new and improved Kyle Busch" who persevered to win at Richmond. Denny Hamlin edges Kyle Busch in Darlington Nationwide race
The screaming of the curlew is faintly heard even at this distancehe continues to ascend, and the hawk persevere's in her spiral motion, until she has gain'd the upper flight, then hovering makes a pounce swift as lightening on the exhausted curlew, and closing her wings both fall together, until within thirty or forty yards of the ground, when opening them she is by the resisting air brought upper: Sporting Sketches
His technique for passing cars was to lay on the horn, swing out into the other lane, and persevere.
He explains that each pitch typically lasts two to three minutes before judges either pull the ripcord on the stammering pathetic loser and his harebrained scheme, or persevere with the kook's chef-d'oeuvre. UK Faces Of The Week, March 13 - 17
Secundus cursed and swore, and stamped his feet on the ground in fury; but seeing that it was useless, and might be dangerous, to persevere, he sullenly gave the order to return to the martyry. Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom
I decided to persevere with my list of questions, provoking a strange response.
Still, we persevered and in spite of the traffic it was soon actually rather pleasant.
Persevere with the worm for an hour or so and if no bites are forthcoming then start experimenting with bait.
The saddest part is that despite all of the hassles and law suits, they continue to persevere.
And she kind of persevered in the face of that, and so, even on their wedding day, he said, you all don't have to go through with this, and said that you shouldn't get married unless you feel like you can't do anything other than that. CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2006
Those who persevere or browse further than the main listings, will find some of the most fascinating chunks of the book.
The award is given to the "oarswoman who, with quiet dedication and steadfast loyalty, perseveres towards the goal of giving her absolute best".
They are as ready for their cups, for their rotten, obscene, and profane discourse; and, in a word, for all kind of lewdness; as if the preacher had not reproved their vice, but produced new arguments to encourage it; and exhorted them to persevere diligently in those blessed paths, in which they are sure to have the Devil for their leader, and their lust for their companion. Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. V.
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.
Despite a number of setbacks, they persevered in their attempts to fly around the world in a balloon.
I can only hope that those who believe in freedom can stay strong and maintain the edge we need to persevere.
We say not that God by his power compelleth men to persevere; that is, maketh them do it whether they will or no. The Doctrine of the Saints�� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed
In terms of his reporting, what Gourevitch has persevered to communicate, time and again, is that Rwanda's about-turn toward stability is politically counterintuitive. Pia Sawhney: Blaming the Messenger: A Response to 'One Man's Rwanda' by Tristan McConnell
Like the sharecropper, she persevered in her work against all odds of success.
I made a conscious decision to do more than persevere in the remaining years I have with my voice.
Whatever the discouragement, it is rewarding to persevere and find a nugget, when the thrill of discovery is indescribable.
But she felt compelled to persevere, knowing how lonely Eleanor must be. HERE BE DRAGONS
`I'll persevere with anything that might rid me of this pestilence. THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL)
He says he had ordered for execution such as persevered in their profession after repeated warnings, "as not doubting, whatever it was they professed, that at any rate contumacy and inflexible obstinacy ought to be punished. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03
Asas you persevere in going to prayer eventually God will break through.
He was shivering, and began to have difficulty breathing, but he persevered.
Although they encountered far too much blood and death for what was considered a properly raised young woman at that time, these nurses persevered and, in doing so, won the respect of their comrades-in-arms.
If you persevere at your search for a job, you are sure to find something suitable in the end.
Of course, it would be a mistake to assume, from this evidence, that if you just persevere long enough you are bound to get into print eventually; you might end up by getting nowhere.
However she has agreed to persevere, albeit rather frostily.
It would be wrong to communicate anything other than the simplest of declaratives: We mourn, we persevere, we continue.
She had persevered in her claim for compensation.
Some derived from personal training experiences, including a military program known as sere (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape), designed to help soldiers persevere in the event of capture. The Green Light
Just the fact we've kind of persevered, it's been the most rewarding regular season I've been a part of in my 11 years. Peyton's place is holding USA TODAY's NFL MVP award
Those who love the Vicar of Christ will keep praying daily for him, so that he "will not flee for fear of the wolves", so that he may persevere in the mission he set out to accomplish. Archive 2009-02-01
The ensuing years have been full of difficulties both large and small, but she has persevered.
Eventually, if you persevere, the obsessive nature of the process yields unexpectedly beautiful results.
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.
Fran says I will have a `breakthrough' soon & must persevere. AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR
Unflagging faith had persevered him.
She persevered in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends.
Et promettons d'y perseverer Dieu aidant, inviolablement en la vie et en la mort, estans prets de signer cette verite eternelle de Dieu de notre propre sang, comme l'ont fait nos predecesseurs depuis le tems des The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches.
But persevere with Lear because, while he is no Turner, taken on his own terms he has much to offer in works of a singular beauty which contain the clues to personal tragedy.
If you persevere at your search for a job, you are sure to find something suitable in the end.
It took a generous helping of entrepreneurial confidence to persevere during this incident.
Those who persevere or browse further than the main listings, will find some of the most fascinating chunks of the book.
But it hasn't closed down; it just persevered, which is really part of Harlem, itself. CNN Transcript Mar 28, 2004
That's what it means to glorify Him as you lie in that bed, sit in that wheelchair, or persevere through that depression. THE STAPLE STREET GANG: MANDY AND THE PURPLE SPOTTED HANKY
Yet Tito persevered and carried his companion to the door, cleverly managing his "addio" without turning his face in a direction where it was possible for him to see an importunate pair of blue eyes; and as he went up the stone steps, he tried to get rid of unpleasant thoughts by saying to himself that after all Tessa might not have seen him, or, if she had, might not have followed him. Romola
Is not the observation, Omnia mutantur, nil interit, a contemplation in philosophy thus, that the quantum of nature is eternal? in natural theology thus, that it requireth the same omnipotency to make somewhat nothing, which at the first made nothing somewhat? according to the Scripture, Didici quod omnia opera, quoe fecit Deus, perseverent in perpetuum; non possumus eis quicquam addere nec auferre. The Advancement of Learning
You'll need to persevere if you want the business to succeed.
Every team suffers a key loss - the teams that persevere in spite of injuries play in January.
He persevered with his task until he had succeeded in collecting an armful of firewood.

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