soldier on

phrasal verb

soldiered on; soldiering on; soldiers on

: to continue to do something or to try to achieve something even though it is difficult

The researchers encountered many problems but they soldiered on.

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Conclusions My parents just touched 90 years of age and while my mother stopped driving years ago, my father soldiers on despite failing health and questionable reaction times. —

William Roberson, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 For those who plan to soldier on without doing so, Moana in the first film lives on a Pacific island with her family, including the tribal chief, Chief Tui (Temuera Morrison). —

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024 In June, the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command reported that two soldiers on the mission suffered a sprained ankle and a minor back injury, respectively. —

Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024 The following year, Hezbollah kidnapped Israeli soldiers on the border and dragged Israel and Lebanon into an ugly war defined by Hezbollah's use of hundreds of cheap rockets to harass Israeli civilians. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for soldier on