How to Use stay the course in a Sentence

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  • Lue expects his team to stay the course through all of this.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2023
  • For now, Apple seems to have no choice but to stay the course.
    Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 28 July 2022
  • Though the bond markets aren’t convinced that the Fed will stay the course.
    Simon Moore, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • Musk’s advisors urged him to stay the course, the book said.
    Hyunjoo Jin, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
  • In his parting note, Owens urged the 60 Minutes staff to stay the course.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
  • And some Democrats were publicly urging Democrats to stay the course.
    Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
  • The best and most prudent strategy is to stay the course.
    Mary Foley, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Even if that happens, the team needs to stay the course and take a defender.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • What follows is her own moral crisis: stay the course or take the easy street?
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 Sep. 2023
  • What will determine whether Ukraine can stay the course in a long war?
    Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2023
  • So no—the circumstances don’t call for a stay the course campaign.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 23 Apr. 2023
  • So no—the circumstances don’t call for a stay the course campaign.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The Lions will lean on Goff to stay the course for at least another week.
    Larry Lage, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
  • That may be the case at present, but betting on Trump to stay the course is seldom a good wager.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
  • There may be ups and downs down the road, but stay the course because love always prevails.
    Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Sure, some will focus on the short-term and scale back, but others will see the long-term value and stay the course.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But Bill Belichick and the Patriots opted to stay the course.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022
  • Still, for those willing to stay the course, there are ample rewards.
    Andrew Crumey, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2022
  • For this reason, Israel must stay the course to achieve a lasting, secure and just peace.
    Steven Katz, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
  • But over a long enough time frame, the most successful investors tend to be the ones who stay the course through calm and volatile markets.
    Hillary Stalker, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Despite the rare progress, convincing the public to stay the course and stick with the street-to-housing model isn’t easy.
    Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 29 May 2024
  • Winners play the long game, stay the course and remain committed even when progress feels slow.
    Stephen Nalley, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
  • If the Avatar movies stay the course of this slate, then the franchise will conclude after a whopping 26-year journey.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 June 2023
  • So, should the Dodgers stay the course and retain their best young pieces, or look for a big splash that could cost them several top prospects?
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
  • Encourage his sobriety and urge him to stay the course.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • But as months have passed, Kyiv has pointed to Russia’s major losses in the city as reason to stay the course.
    Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • This is fuel any memoirist needs to stay the course and believe in the project you’re being called to write.
    Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Cashman seems likely to stay the course.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Innovation has always been core to the brand, though at times the designs seemed to stay the course.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Or stay the course and trust the courts to sort it all out fairly?
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025

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