Synonyms

1. hang in
2. hang on
3. persevere
4. hold on

Sentence Examples

1. This separation in their friendship forces Krista to persist on her own just as their leaders, the Five Guardians, become crazed from an unknown disease called Mental Damnation.
2. Mark my words, something horrible will happen if you persist in your probing.
3. The events which have taken place in my house, though they now occupy the public mind, will be forgotten in time, or if, indeed, a few enemies should persist in remembering them, why then I will add them to my list of crimes.
4. If I persist, perhaps this time Pedro will divulge more.
5. Whether the scooters were exploiting a loophole in tariffs, less likely to be stopped for inspection or being used for straightforward smuggling was never clear, but the name and the scooters persist.
6. Mary chewed on her bottom lip before sharing her wonder over why she let me persist with my compliments.
7. From time to time Trent telephoned and urged him to persist.
8. The deceased are gone, and the living shall continue to persist.
9. In their presence he could not persist in flying high with the wings of war they rendered it almost impossible for him to see himself in a heroic light.