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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Before Ebert’s death, the festival was pulling in twice those number of passes, but Chaz Ebert and Kohn have soldiered on in honor of Roger’s legacy. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025 Medical advances, like drones delivering blood units on the battlefield, and lessons surgeons have learned treating many soldiers on the operating table. Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025 The successful design soldiered on for two decades, with 445,000 examples made through 1975. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025 Farrell and Robbie soldier on gamely—as do several other fine actors, including Linklater, as David’s father, and Lily Rabe, as Sarah’s mother—trying to infuse the characters with heart and soul. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 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 Oct. 2025.

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