How to Use perseverance in a Sentence
perseverance
noun
- Perseverance is required to perfect just about any skill.
- His perseverance was rewarded: after many rejections, he finally found a job.
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The bus stops, at the end of a day of work, are both signs of the problems and the perseverance.
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New York Times,
19 July 2022
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The talent is there, but the hard work and the perseverance is there.
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Jack Smart,
Peoplemag,
12 Mar. 2024
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In the end, there is a lot to be said for perseverance.
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Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
3 Feb. 2020
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What are some of your tips for perseverance when the chips are stacked against you?
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New York Times,
18 Apr. 2018
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The author notes that the grit and perseverance that led to the publishing of the book was a labor of love.
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Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
6 Feb. 2024
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This pandemic has shown one thing about us along with the rest of the world — perseverance.
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Sara Kinney,
ExpressNews.com,
10 June 2020
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So #blessed to have spent the last few years on the road with them and inspired by their courage, perseverance, strength, and kindness.
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Tess Koman,
Cosmopolitan,
20 Feb. 2018
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This is a movie about perseverance and love and faith and endurance.
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Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
1 Dec. 2022
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But fitness, strength and perseverance in the face of fatigue alone are not enough to win.
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New York Times,
16 Feb. 2018
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Aaliyah and her artistry live on as a symbol of perseverance.
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Julian Kimble,
Essence,
25 Aug. 2021
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To me, the song sounded full of struggle and perseverance.
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Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
15 June 2022
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The road to the American dream was supposed to be built on perseverance and hard work.
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Fortune,
21 Sep. 2017
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The belief that your sheer perseverance and hard work will get you the result sets you up for failure in the long term.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
14 Apr. 2022
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Their story is one of perseverance and – for many – of progress against these head winds.
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Laurent Belsie,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 July 2021
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Patience may be a virtue, but perseverance is the key to success.
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Kyla L. Wright,
Freep.com,
18 May 2021
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The hard work and perseverance appears to be paying off.
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Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
2 Sep. 2020
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That perseverance through injury has gained the respect of those around the program.
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Nathan Baird,
cleveland,
4 Aug. 2020
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Patience and perseverance go a long way in the world of freelancing.
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Micah Iverson,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2018
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Those who have the perseverance to look can observes this in many sectors over there.
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Willy Shih,
Forbes,
12 Apr. 2021
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That's part of the perseverance required of us as performers is to pick yourself up and move on.
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
2 June 2022
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His rise through the ranks has been one of passion and perseverance, friends and family.
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Mike Bianchi,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
26 May 2018
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But flight prices do change frequently, and there are often low fares to be found with the right tools (and some perseverance).
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Alison Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Aug. 2023
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Their perseverance appeared to have paid off, with just a minute remaining on the clock.
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SI.com,
20 Dec. 2017
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This sense of perseverance extends to her feeling on this dumpster fire of a year.
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Katie Bain,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2020
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This is a metaphor for perseverance in the face of nearly certain defeat.
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Avi Selk,
Washington Post,
3 Mar. 2018
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But the thing to remember here is the value of perseverance and steadiness.
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Greg Moore,
The Arizona Republic,
19 Nov. 2022
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Those guys have really taught me the value of perseverance and, just overall, just be the best.
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Philip Ellis,
Men's Health,
28 June 2022
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My goal is to share this with people and be an example of perseverance and hard work.
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Paola Juárez,
Glamour,
21 Sep. 2023
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