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.

Examples of soldier on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the absence of traditional cohost costumes this year, The View still soldiered on with its increasingly hilarious legacy of dressing children in controversial Halloween costumes in celebration of the spooky holiday. —EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024

Although touring had lost its allure, Lesh soldiered on with the Dead throughout the increasingly difficult Eighties, when drug problems rocked the band, then into the Nineties, concluding with Garcia’s death. —Richard Gehr, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024

And despite the increasing frequency and costs of disasters, and persistent criticism by both political parties, FEMA soldiers on. —Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024

Amidst self-doubt and dismal consumerism, Crack Cloud’s third album, Red Mile, soldiers on in hopeful nihilism, insisting to lean into creativity when the process seems futile. —Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 26 July 2024