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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The goal is to get accurate, up-to-the-minute information from soldiers on the ground without dealing with them directly.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
The verse resumes, and the band soldiers on, Lenker’s perseverant guitar solo howling with the weary relief of a shipwrecked sailor spotting land.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
Military helicopters hovered above, police and soldiers on the streets with pointed guns, debris everywhere.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
For Ukraine’s civilian population, as well as for its soldiers on the frontlines, the odds of a cease-fire in the coming months seem remote.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
The verse resumes, and the band soldiers on, Lenker’s perseverant guitar solo howling with the weary relief of a shipwrecked sailor spotting land.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
Military helicopters hovered above, police and soldiers on the streets with pointed guns, debris everywhere.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
For Ukraine’s civilian population, as well as for its soldiers on the frontlines, the odds of a cease-fire in the coming months seem remote.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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