persist doggedly

Frequency: 6.58.5 per million words

to continue to do something in a determined way, even when facing opposition

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Examples (10)

  • Despite numerous rejections, she doggedly persisted in submitting her manuscript to publishers.
  • The detective persisted doggedly with the investigation, convinced a key piece of evidence was missing.
  • He has doggedly persisted in his training regimen, even on days when he felt exhausted.
  • Even when the project lost funding, the small team persisted doggedly, working in their spare time.
  • You have to doggedly persist if you want to master a new language.
  • The activists doggedly persisted in their peaceful protests despite the government's opposition.
  • Why does he doggedly persist with that outdated theory?
  • Her success is a testament to her ability to persist doggedly against all odds.
  • We will doggedly persist in seeking a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
  • The lawyer persisted doggedly in her questioning, which eventually led to a confession.