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How can you use “persevered” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

But they persevered, she said, "firm and optimistic" in their search, until they were finally allowed by a packed restaurant to eat their dinner off the floor.
Unlike the students of Columbia or the Sorbonne, they persevered, and they won--something.
Again, Hanjour persevered; he completed the initial training by the end of March 2001.
My wife couldn't bear to watch them; I persevered but must admit it was a chore.
But LSEO persevered.