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

Derided by climate change skeptics and pundits for decades, and subjected to memes making light of his concern about global warming, Gore soldiers on. —USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024

In her own speech signaling her intention to soldier on to February’s South Carolina primary, Haley delivered one of her most definitive critiques of Trump’s vulnerability in November. —David Catanese, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024

Kyiv’s soldiers on the front lines are in pressing need of ammunition to fend off Russia’s latest salvos. —Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024

But soldiers on the ground said the retreat should have been ordered earlier since Ukrainian forces were outgunned by Russian artillery and Russian air superiority in the region. —Constant Méheut, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024

The Fire will play in Coachella this year, leaving the Arizona tournament, now called the 2024 Desert Friendlies, to soldier on with a field made up primarily of second- and third-division teams. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024

Soon after the cease-fire was reached, soldiers on both sides started establishing new military positions along the new line of contact and digging trenches. —Olesya Vartanyan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023

That case is still ongoing, Ice cream machines may seem like unlikely soldiers on the front lines of the war for reparability, but the FTC’s and DOJ’s actions here could lead to more government intervention in cases where companies try to unfairly restrict repair access. —Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2024

Hamas, along with other terrorist groups inside Gaza, could also begin deploying suicide bombers against Israeli soldiers on foot patrol. —Colin P. Clarke, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2024