How to Use soldier on in a Sentence
soldier on
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Even then, Moby Grape soldiered on as a trio for a time.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 July 2024
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Spoiler: not in a great spot with the Front Man revealed and the games soldiering on.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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There was not much the fish farm’s workers could do, other than pick it out and soldier on.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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And still the piers have soldiered on — built, destroyed, rebuilt — some over more than a hundred years, and evolved through the three stages of pier life.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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Davis jumped up and soldiered on, chuckling about it later.
—Mark Woolsey, ajc, 16 June 2023
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In part two, we soldier on, through the end of the Ted Williams era into the Carl Yastrzemski years, and far beyond.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
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The artist, who has every right to change their mind and soldier on — even if their instincts to stop touring were correct in the first place?
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
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The rest of the Hawks soldiered on with a rotating series of drummers into 1966.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
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But the group soldiers on, with Alex wrapping herself in blankets in the backseat and Paul and Hillary nipping from a flask to try to stay warm.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 Mar. 2025
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Now, Virgin Galactic plans to soldier on with just Eve for the time being.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024
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That said, if the deal doesn’t go through, Activision will soldier on with a balance sheet that is bolstered by $12.6 billion in cash on the books.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 31 May 2023
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Despite health scares, Whibley has soldiered on to ensure the farewell tour continues as planned.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
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According to videos posted by fans, Swift soldiered on after the heel broke off of one of her glittery Christian Louboutin boots.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2023
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The sole surviving members have soldiered on in the years since, despite Daltrey’s voice shrinking to a shadow of its former self.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
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But these sailors soldier on, following orders, some handed down from on high.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Thomas is warned off the visit by the Transylvanian locals, but soldiers on.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Alan soldiered on even after her death, continuing to put words to music.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 18 July 2025
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The project soldiered on, during the course of which subsequent changes in Group 5 rules relegated the M1 to Group 4 competition.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 June 2023
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The Damned also crashed and burned early on, just two years after forming, but reunited less than a year later and soldiered on until 1989.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Normand tries to soldier on with live commentary from the stage, but he, too, is escorted out of the building by security.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
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See Chicago Dance moved its free pop-up performances to the summer in 2021, when dance outside had become one way to soldier on during the pandemic.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
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Despite being past its prime, the diminutive Porsche soldiered on in competition through 1974.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 24 July 2023
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For any place suffering distress, Gdańsk is a shining example of how to soldier on against all odds, how to rebuild and hold one's head high in the face of adversity.
—Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2023
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And while, with very few exceptions, no one with that level of fame ever has been unmasked, viewers soldier on, determined to see which who?s are revealed each week.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Despite these cold winds now coming down upon him from Canada, Sheehan bravely soldiered on.
—Arthur Milnes, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Gustavsson desperately tried to bring down Pele with a knee-high challenge, but Pele soldiered on and provided a neat dipping volley to score.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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But Worsham soldiered on, refusing to chase bro-country trends and instead committing himself to pursuits that brought him joy.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
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Also used in the exercise was the Army's new lightweight all-terrain vehicle, the Infantry Squad Vehicle which can transport as many as nine soldiers on the battlefield.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Lucas attempted to soldier on but experienced a panic attack and Ben Warren (Jason George) was forced to calm him down.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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The comedic, exquisitely nuanced whirlwind romance between a soldier on forty-eight-hour leave (Robert Walker) and a lonely young secretary (Judy Garland) ticks tensely with the timepiece of the title.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
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