How to Use persistence in a Sentence

persistence

noun

• She has shown a lot of persistence.
• He admired her dogged persistence in pursuing the job.
• His persistence in asking for a raise was finally rewarded.
• Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
  — Steve Jagler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2018
• The hunger and persistence have paid off in a major way.
  — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2022
• But her persistence over the years laid the groundwork for a big advance: the use of a...
  — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 16 June 2017
• Mead traces much of his success to hard work and dogged persistence.
  — Brian Lovett, Field & Stream, 1 Sep. 2020
• Many of the women excelled at the work, some showing greater persistence than the men on the teams.
  — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 5 Oct. 2017
• These steps aren’t easy, and can take some time and persistence.
  — Jennifer Yellin, CNN Underscored, 31 Aug. 2020
• The finish offers notes of black and brown spice notes and there is good persistence.
  — Tom Hyland, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
• May the sun takes my salute to their optimism and persistence.
  — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2022
• To break down those paper walls took years of persistence.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2021
• The persistence of hot and dry conditions is unheard of in parts of the region.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
• Your hard work and persistence can make the difference.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2021
• My quick answer was, no, the persistence method would not have worked.
  — Andrew Gelman, Wired, 5 Nov. 2020
• Two others stand out for the sheer persistence of their losses.
  — The Economist, 21 Oct. 2017
• Civic activism requires some new skills and a lot of persistence.
  — Ann Doss Helms, charlotteobserver, 19 Apr. 2018
• The second surprise is the persistence of life here, both human and wild.
  — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018
• Patience and persistence will need to be what drives the Cavs through this season.
  — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2020
• But that took time, ego-checking, and a lot of persistence.
  — Nicole Demarco, Marie Claire, 31 Mar. 2017
• The artistic triumph is proof that persistence pays off.
  — By Bill Brownlee, kansascity, 12 Sep. 2017
• But the persistence of an age gap does deserve further study.
  — Yonat Shimron, Houston Chronicle, 16 June 2018
• The effort did demand persistence, and there’s still more work to do.
  — Mary Jacobs, Dallas News, 28 Oct. 2020
• This is the reward for the vision, persistence, and sweat of those who came before us.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2018
• This is the story of a great paper’s persistence in being great.
  — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
• This will take a lot of patience and persistence to be successful.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 7 Aug. 2021
• The prevalence of war, not just its persistence, could now be our future.
  — Paul Poast, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2023
• Many do not have the time or lack the persistence to be diligent in their foreign language studies.
  — Frederick Daso, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
• The persistence of certain images is more of a problem for some than for others.
  — Nausicaa Renner, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2019
• What is 'viral persistence,' and how does that affect the course of the disease?
  — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 8 July 2020

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024