Persist means To go on stubbornly or resolutely. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like continue or remain.
Persist in a sentence
Related words
Persist meaning
- To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
- To repeat an utterance.
- To continue to exist.
Example sentences (20)
As we celebrate the achievements of athletes, we must also acknowledge and address the disparities that persist.
Showers will persist across the country during Saturday with further chances of thunderstorms and spot flooding.
Saudi Arabia and Russia have both reiterated that their crude oil production cuts will persist through yearend.
The island faces an ominous prospect: if current trends persist, its population of 1.6 million could be halved by 2050.
That is because some of the factors that have pushed rates down in recent years persist — and could intensify.
According to WHO’s analysis, unmet healthcare needs persist among older adults, regardless of where they live.
However, it is strongly recommended that you check them out if they persist for longer than three weeks.
Normally, that is a standard process, but everything changes in triple-digit temperatures that persist.
It is clear we have a cultural and systemic problems that persist to this very day," explains Thorpe.
Like design issued that would persist to plague the X-29, these earlier conceptions were also flawed.
Gender pay disparities persist, with women, especially women of color, facing substantial wage gaps.
But admitted it continued due to “subtle forms of discrimination” that persist in American society.
Despite a barely growing euro zone economy and banks reducing credit, high inflation rates persist.
But his mom, Carmen Ballina, said the effects of his absence persist: “He used to read a lot more.
But mass shootings persist despite what was hailed as the first major firearms safety bill to pass Congress in nearly three decades.
Global temperatures persist in their upward climb, manifesting in ever more severe weather events.
Despite some positive feedback, concerns persist, and Apple has yet to address the issues raised.
Input prices gains below the BOJ’s 2% price target suggest that inflation cannot persist above the target on a cost-push basis alone.
Ms Moynihan, backed by Mr Looney, said they should persist, but the majority decided to back off.
They said the risks from warm and dry conditions are forecasted to persist in nearly every province and territory through the summer.
Common combinations with persist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to persist 29×
- will persist 29×
- persist in 29×
- persist for 13×
- that persist 10×
- may persist 10×
- concerns persist 9×
- persist over 9×
- would persist 9×
- persist and 8×
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