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

The amphibious assault – codenamed Operation Overlord – involved landing more than 155,000 Allied soldiers on the French beaches, resulting in 4,427 casualties – according to the National D-Day Memorial Foundation. —James Powel, USA Today, 7 June 2025

The archaeologists eliminated soldiers on the lists who survived or lost an extremity. —CBS News, 4 June 2025

In the evenings, Vincent embarks on a surreptitious love affair with Arthur, a soldier on leave — who's also the son of Vincent's governess. —Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 May 2025

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia’s Defense Ministry said each side brought home 307 more soldiers on Saturday, a day after each released a total of 390 combatants and civilians. —Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025

Rhymes for soldier on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• chitosan
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon