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 the fate of the two eastern towns might look very similar, soldiers on the ground, military observers and analysts say the way Russia has approached them is very different – and the change in tactics tells a story of how the war has evolved over the past two years.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 16 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
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
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 16 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
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
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 16 Nov. 2025.
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