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. — 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 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike and the horse's trainer clearly know the meaning of perseverance. — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2022 In three seasons with the Eagles, Johnson grew from being a nice story of perseverance to the fifth offensive lineman selected Thursday. — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2022 Zheng’s transporting story of perseverance in the face of shocking injustice resonates across cultures, and also feels sadly relevant to today’s world. — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 When a success story involves a person with a disability, it is often framed as an act of overcoming, an inspiring tale of perseverance in the face of unimaginable tragedy: losing a sense or gaining an impediment. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 28 Mar. 2022 Privilege — financial, educational, geographical, language — plays a huge role in people's experiences with these diseases, which require a huge amount of perseverance. — Jessica Dulong, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022 This Japanese proverb speaks volumes about the importance of perseverance. — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021 Trinklein’s approach is patience and perseverance to build permaculture. — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022 In terms of getting that commission, perseverance is key. — Annie Ridout, Forbes, 29 June 2021 See More

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History and Etymology for perseverance

Middle English perseveraunce, borrowed from Anglo-French parseverance, parsevrance, borrowed from Latin persevērantia, noun derivative of persevērant-, persevērans "persisting in a course of action, steadfast," from present participle of persevērāre "to persist in a course of action or an attitude in spite of opposition, keep on" — more at persevere

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