How to Use endure in a Sentence

endure

verb
  • 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.
  • Still, batik continues to endure thanks to passionate artists across the island.
    Zinara Rathnayake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2023
  • They're all designed to endure whatever comes on your career journey.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The legacy of the 1954 elections and its reforms appears to endure today.
    Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Advertisement As much success as he’s enjoyed over the last four years, Ohtani has endured his share of failure as well.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Setting the right expectations is necessary to endure this grueling yet worthwhile path.
    Dr. Eric George, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Designed to endure, rather than quickly wind up in a landfill, all of Grund's products, including their bath mats, are backed by a 5-year warranty.
    Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 25 Jan. 2023
  • But Madison is not about to sit through a rose ceremony only to endure the humiliation of being sent home with a bunch of other women.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The collections are high quality, minimalist, and designed to endure even the toughest workouts.
    Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Off air, Lemon’s sexist comments—and his return to the show without having to endure the discomfort of talking about it—has created tension.
    Mark Joyella, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • You'll be diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis and endure two complete pelvic reconstructive surgeries.
    CBS News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • But as temperatures have risen globally, some fungi might be adapting to endure more heat stress, including conditions within the human body, research suggests.
    Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Part of taking the next step in the NBA is being able to endure the next step.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • The song has endured many years and shows no signs of slowing down.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • Yet, even as Sanrio’s business model changes, Yamaguchi believes Hello Kitty will endure.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024

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