soldier on

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

Left Arrow Right Arrow As the 2026 NFL Draft soldiered on through Saturday afternoon, many young men anxiously awaited the news of their fates for the next several years of football. —Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Just line them up like soldiers on a serving tray and frost them like you would a normal cake. —Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026

The blame, almost certainly, at least partially, belongs to the unconscionable entity caught on camera, gussied up like an ICE agent or a soldier on loan from a private military contractor. —Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth intervened to stop the promotions of four Army officers, two Black and two female soldiers on track to become one-star generals, NPR has confirmed. —Tom Bowman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for soldier on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• chitosan
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon