PERSISTENCE in a Sentence

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184 example sentences for PERSISTENCE, such as:
1. You see that I have persistence.
2. Look at his persistence and endurance.
3. Energy and persistence conquer all things.
4. He persisted in his refusal to admit responsibility.
5. The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of PERSISTENCE
persistence
 n.  the property of a continuous and connected period of time
 n.  persistent determination
Classic Sentence: (137 in 10 pages)
1  It was not at all the "artist's studio" of which, because of its persistence in fiction, she had dreamed.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
2  Her "condition" was in no way apparent, and no one would have known a thing about it but for her persistence in making it the subject of conversation.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  The persistence of the infatuation lent it an aspect of genuineness.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In VII
4  You see that I have persistence.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXI
5  The district-attorney's persistence was visibly at variance with the sentiments of every one, of the public, of the court, and of the jury.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER III—JAVERT SATISFIED
6  We repeat, that this auscultation brings encouragement; it is by this persistence in encouragement that we wish to conclude these pages, an austere interlude in a mournful drama.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—THE TWO DUTIES: TO WATCH AND TO HOPE
7  He arrived at this end by his persistence in accusation.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 17 BONACIEUX AT HOME
8  But, as we have said, d'Artagnan paid no attention to this persistence of poor Kitty.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 31 ENGLISH AND FRENCH
9  Nikolai Petrovitch made no answer, while inwardly he marvelled at the persistence of old passions in man.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
10  He saw in him a remarkable, clear-thinking man of vast intellect who by his energy and persistence had attained power, which he was using solely for the welfare of Russia.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER VI
11  But more and more often, and with greater persistence, he watched her.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 28
12  It is not a passionate quarrel that would have broken my heart; it is the steady opposition and persistence in going wrong that he has shown.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 6 Yeobright Goes, and the Breach Is Complete
13  Look at his persistence and endurance.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
14  The disappointment and impatience of the Negroes at the persistence of slavery and serfdom voiced itself in two movements.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In III
15  "That girl that's coming told me she was used to a house where they had a furnace," Zeena persisted with the same monotonous mildness.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
Example Sentence: (47 in 4 pages)
1  Her persistence and enthusiasm have helped the group to achieve its international success.
2  Although patience and persistence is a painful thing, but it can gradually bring you the benefits.
3  Although patience and persistence is a painful thing, but it can gradually bring you good.
4  A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure will turn to glorious success.
5  Energy and persistence conquer all things.
6  My persistence in demanding my rights finally paid off.
7  Tell you that I reach the goal of the mystery, I only power is my persistence spirit.
8  Her persistence paid off when she was offered the job of manager.
9  Give up is completely lost, persistence will have at least a glimmer of hope.
10  Someone who lacks staying power and persistence is unlikely to make a good researcher.
11  Skill comes only with practice, patience and persistence.
12  The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.
13  You may not like him, but you have got to admire his persistence.
14  He conceded that even with persistence and good fortune, it would take at least two generations for Asia to match European levels of cooperation.
15  He persisted in his refusal to admit responsibility.