How to Use persistence in a Sentence

persistence

noun

• She has shown a lot of persistence.
• He admired her dogged persistence in pursuing the job.
• His persistence in asking for a raise was finally rewarded.
• Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
  — Steve Jagler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2018
• But her persistence over the years laid the groundwork for a big advance: the use of a...
  — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 16 June 2017
• The hunger and persistence have paid off in a major way.
  — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2022
• But, like Hole in the Wall, J’s showed persistence in its squalor.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
• These steps aren’t easy, and can take some time and persistence.
  — Jennifer Yellin, CNN Underscored, 31 Aug. 2020
• Many of the women excelled at the work, some showing greater persistence than the men on the teams.
  — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 5 Oct. 2017
• But that took time, ego-checking, and a lot of persistence.
  — Nicole Demarco, Marie Claire, 31 Mar. 2017
• There is so much work and hustle and [a need for] persistence.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 May 2024
• My quick answer was, no, the persistence method would not have worked.
  — Andrew Gelman, Wired, 5 Nov. 2020
• What is new, said Kwatchka, is the persistence of this change.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2021
• Hall, who lives in Granbury, returned to the lake this winter and his persistence paid off on the last day of his trip.
  — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2023
• Mead traces much of his success to hard work and dogged persistence.
  — Brian Lovett, Field & Stream, 1 Sep. 2020
• The finish offers notes of black and brown spice notes and there is good persistence.
  — Tom Hyland, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
• Patience and persistence will need to be what drives the Cavs through this season.
  — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2020
• What is 'viral persistence,' and how does that affect the course of the disease?
  — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 8 July 2020
• This is the reward for the vision, persistence, and sweat of those who came before us.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2018
• The effort did demand persistence, and there’s still more work to do.
  — Mary Jacobs, Dallas News, 28 Oct. 2020
• May the sun takes my salute to their optimism and persistence.
  — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2022
• The persistence of hot and dry conditions is unheard of in parts of the region.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
• The White House has misjudged the persistence of inflation for more than a year.
  — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
• The dog showed his persistence and diligence to continue to compete to win the hearts of the judges and voters.
  — Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
• Just wanted to say thank you to all of the fans over the years — your persistence and love has certainly played a part in all this.
  — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
• Just wanted to say thank you to all of the fans over the years — your persistence and love has certainly played a part in all this.
  — Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
• The rest is hard work, persistence, and in many cases, patience!
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2021
• To break down those paper walls took years of persistence.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2021
• Yet some of us in the audience, disgusted by the persistence of Nazism and anti-immigrant invective in the present, may well appreciate the force of McQueen’s rhetoric.
  — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
• Beyond lackluster performances and the persistence of pests, the insecticides harmed other wildlife.
  — Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024