How to Use endure in a Sentence

endure

verb
Definition of endurenext
Synonyms for endurenext
  • We endured the lecture for as long as we could.
  • She wants to make sure her legacy will endure.
  • He endured five years as a prisoner of war.
  • But that is far from enough and the ‘hustlers’ will have to endure more pain at the pump.
    — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 14 Sep. 2022
  • In fact, the scene will likely endure as a bright spot in a dark time.
    — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022
  • The hard times that hit Englewood over the years have been tough for the club to endure.
    — Dave Hoekstra, Chicago Reader, 2 May 2018
  • This is a fact: winning a medal makes the Olympian more able to endure the cold.
    — Lori Nickel, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Sheila’s got one more run-in to endure at the party: Ernie again.
    — Rose Maura Lorre, Vulture, 25 June 2021
  • All the women in this volume had to endure that and worse.
    — Lisa Birnbach, Washington Post, 13 May 2022
  • Still, her legacy will endure, on and off the record board.
    — David Lavaque, Star Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
  • My soul endured, the highest highs and the lowest lows.
    — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2018
  • What’s likely to endure are the lessons of the pandemic.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2020
  • This isn’t the first health scare Ginsburg has endured this year.
    — Vogue, 21 Dec. 2018
  • Much of the early part of the book is centered around the abuse and trauma that Jones endured as a child.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The list of knocks Harris has had to endure has gotten long.
    — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 13 Dec. 2021
  • No parent should have to endure the loss of their child.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2022
  • As the world continues to change, what will endure as part of the future of work?
    — Alaina Percival, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • Ermias may be dead, but that idea of faith and hope must endure.
    — Mark Elibert, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The Sagamore would shut down for four months and endure lane closures for a year.
    — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The sting of a Stanley Cup run ending too soon will endure.
    — Ken Belson, New York Times, 11 June 2022
  • Name a player and there is a stretch of growing pains all endure.
    — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Davis started Tuesday's first round on the back nine and endured a slow start.
    — Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 14 June 2017
  • There has to be a love and baseline friendship that can endure the tough times.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022
  • Jerry Lee wasn’t the only rock star to endure or sow tragedy.
    — Richard Corliss, Time, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Off the field, Weiss has endured tragedy in his family.
    — Paul Johnson, Elgin Courier-News, 7 June 2018
  • Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.
    — Dominic Pino, National Review, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Low snow this winter too Cities in the Northeast also endured a lack of snow due to the warmth.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024
  • But the playoffs are just part of the story of the Lions’ woes under the curse, and the painful moments fans have had to endure.
    — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Who will endure through the mists of time to get recollected a decade or two from now?
    — Jon Tayler, SI.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Look for changes that will endure rather than a one-time infusion of cash.
    — Dave Murphy, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2020

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