| The missionaries persevered and were defended by brave settlers and skilled French soldiers. |
| The ensuing years have been full of difficulties both large and small, but she has persevered. |
| However, the intrepid duo persevered and the free-will gifts eventually got bagged. |
| He persevered and made good in 1941 when, like so many other funny men, he became a resident comic at the famous Windmill Theatre in London. |
| Like the sharecropper, she persevered in her work against all odds of success. |
| He had persevered to make things work with his ex, the only woman who had made his heart fibrillate. |
