perseverance
noun
per·se·ver·ance
ˌpər-sə-ˈvir-ən(t)s 
: continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition : the action or condition or an instance of persevering : steadfastness
Examples of perseverance in a Sentence
The great international collectors and curators, once celebrated for their perceptiveness and perseverance, are now regularly deplored as traffickers in, or receivers of, stolen goods.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2006
… a cavalcade of black and brown and female faces spinning stories of hardship and triumph through perseverance.
—Michelle Cottle, New Republic, 14 Aug. 2000
… he had no-nonsense coaches with hearts of gold who taught him discipline; he learned perseverance from a father who sent him back out to fight after he took a licking …
—Jack McCallum, Sports Illustrated, 14 Dec. 1998
His perseverance was rewarded: after many rejections, he finally found a job.
Perseverance is required to perfect just about any skill.
Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2006
… a cavalcade of black and brown and female faces spinning stories of hardship and triumph through perseverance.
—Michelle Cottle, New Republic, 14 Aug. 2000
… he had no-nonsense coaches with hearts of gold who taught him discipline; he learned perseverance from a father who sent him back out to fight after he took a licking …
—Jack McCallum, Sports Illustrated, 14 Dec. 1998
His perseverance was rewarded: after many rejections, he finally found a job.
Perseverance is required to perfect just about any skill.
Recent Examples on the Web
Instead, remember that, potentially, the reason a family business is where it is entails not a heart-warming story of perseverance and hard work, but a matter of turning preexisting advantages into greater advantages, possibly through perseverance and hard work.
—Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But her personal story is one of perseverance: While a regular on the show, Spencer was in a severe car crash that killed her stepfather and left her in a coma for weeks.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Through tales of growing up within an immigrant family, significant impact on bringing the WWE mainstream, hilarious observations on tour fashion, and affirmations of perseverance and embracing the unknown, each song became much more than a song but a living snapshot of her survival.
—Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Throughout the 220-episode first half, fans came to identify with Naruto’s themes of perseverance and redemption.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But her personal story is one of perseverance: While a regular on the show, Spencer was in a severe car crash that killed her stepfather and left her in a coma for weeks.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Through tales of growing up within an immigrant family, significant impact on bringing the WWE mainstream, hilarious observations on tour fashion, and affirmations of perseverance and embracing the unknown, each song became much more than a song but a living snapshot of her survival.
—Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Throughout the 220-episode first half, fans came to identify with Naruto’s themes of perseverance and redemption.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Perseverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perseverance. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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perseverance
noun
per·se·ver·ance
ˌpər-sə-ˈvir-ən(t)s
: the action, state, or an instance of persevering
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