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.
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Bissau was mostly quiet on Thursday, with soldiers on the streets and many residents staying indoors even after the overnight curfew lifted.
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Reuters, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
The same year, a group of Iraqi soldiers on a Persian Gulf island surrendered to a US Navy reconnaissance drone, according to the Air and Space Museum.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Some soldiered on for sheer love of Fast’s story.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
As the season soldiered on, a positional switch would end up being among the least complicated things that Betts had to overcome.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
The same year, a group of Iraqi soldiers on a Persian Gulf island surrendered to a US Navy reconnaissance drone, according to the Air and Space Museum.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Some soldiered on for sheer love of Fast’s story.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
As the season soldiered on, a positional switch would end up being among the least complicated things that Betts had to overcome.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soldier on
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“Soldier on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldier%20on. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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