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'persist' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'persist' with 5 example sentences.


persist verb

: continue to exist

: be persistent, refuse to stop

: stay behind


  • To err is human, but to persist in error is diabolical.
  • The lady persisted in wearing such an old-fashioned shirt.
  • You should persist in your efforts to learn English.
  • He persisted in his opinion.
  • She persists in saying that she is right.
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