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

And as the five-year anniversary of Russia's all-out invasion of its neighbor approaches, aerial strikes have killed thousands of civilians and hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

In so doing, Herzog is nodding to the past, but also signaling to soldiers on the ground today that killing a Palestinian is forgivable. — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Some critics viewed the use of soldiers on the streets as an admission that police were failing. — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

South Africa reached a turning point in March when President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed soldiers on the streets in a yearlong operation to support police in the fight against violent crime committed by organized gangs. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for soldier on

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