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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While Kyiv denied Russian claims that Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk have already been surrounded, saying on Wednesday that active operations stopping the Russian advance were still ongoing, Ukrainian soldiers on the ground have described an increasingly grim reality.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 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
Both Korean War veterans, Leroy ranks higher than Pauly but gets a chillier reception as one of very few Black soldiers on the base.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
The idea is to not only improve the capabilities of the soldier on the ground but to make the system much more comfortable on the head.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 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
Both Korean War veterans, Leroy ranks higher than Pauly but gets a chillier reception as one of very few Black soldiers on the base.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
The idea is to not only improve the capabilities of the soldier on the ground but to make the system much more comfortable on the head.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 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 10 Nov. 2025.
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