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 question now is will the average soldier on the street shed more and more blood.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
While refusing to fight for the Confederacy and trying to reach safety in Mexico, the group was ambushed by Confederate soldiers on horseback in the 1862 Battle of the Nueces, also called the Nueces massacre.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Stokes, who seldom completes a five-Test series these days, had dragged his creaking, aching body through almost five full matches of hard, hot, energy-sapping cricket, like scraping butter over too much bread, but somehow soldiering on.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Warner made sure to praise how well the 49ers’ defense has soldiered on without him.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
While refusing to fight for the Confederacy and trying to reach safety in Mexico, the group was ambushed by Confederate soldiers on horseback in the 1862 Battle of the Nueces, also called the Nueces massacre.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Stokes, who seldom completes a five-Test series these days, had dragged his creaking, aching body through almost five full matches of hard, hot, energy-sapping cricket, like scraping butter over too much bread, but somehow soldiering on.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Warner made sure to praise how well the 49ers’ defense has soldiered on without him.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Soldier on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldier%20on. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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