persist doggedly
Frequency: 6.58.5 per million words
to continue to do something in a determined way, even when facing opposition
Categories:
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- Why does he doggedly persist with that outdated theory?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.