We persevered in a strict course of industry and economy, declining help proffered from outside sources.
He here gathered around him a number of scholarly men, and commenced and persevered in a severe course of study, devoting his mornings to his books, and the remainder of the day to recreation and music.
But Wallace persevered in his bold enterprise, and marched northwards and established his little army at Cambuskenneth.
Is it probable that it would be persevered in, and transmitted along through all the successive variations in a representative body, which biennial elections would naturally produce in both houses?
Had Greece, says a judicious observer on her fate, been united by a stricter confederation, and persevered in her union, she would never have worn the chains of Macedon; and might have proved a barrier to the vast projects of Rome.
Another objection that may possibly be made to my views, is, that instances might be adduced where lactation had been persevered in for a very long period, without any ill effects supervening.
Notwithstanding the difficulty of the ground and the increasing danger, the Romans still persevered in their struggle.
In spite of this failure, Ney persevered in the attempt to cut his passage by main force through this superior body of Russians, who lay opposed to him in front.
He persevered ten years in the exercise of his mission; and the religion which has overspread the East and the West advanced with a slow and painful progress within the walls of Mecca.
After their defeat, they still perseveredin the defence of Durazzo; and a Venetian commander supplied the place of George Palæologus, who had been imprudently called away from his station.
The more fortunate Arabs, who survived the war and persevered in the faith, were restrained by their abstemious leader from the abuse of prosperity.
After the service in the church was ended, the creature persevered in following the beloved remains to the grave.
Though not a fast hawk he has persevered and bested all his larks in the air, though he has put them in so far off that it was difficult to find them.
But it must be persevered in without any intermission until the hawk is thoroughly manned.
I could not, at that time, have persevered in my intention without exciting him to anger; so I promised to stay a little while longer.
Her affright at the tossing was probably the reason why it was persevered in.
Several of the more influential inhabitants of Haworth and the neighbourhood were mill-owners; they remonstrated pretty sharply with him, but he believed that his conduct was right and persevered in it.
Caesar nevertheless sent the Pompeians who had come to his camp back unharmed, and persevered in seeking a peaceful solution.
Expeditins against the Morini and Menapii The Morini and Menapii alone persevered in withholding their recognition of the Roman supremacy.
Though disowned by Napoleon, he persevered in this plan, but he was attacked and twice defeated by an Austrian army.
The Greeks then raised a fleet and an army, and came to the plains of Troy, encamped before the city, and persevered for ten long years in besieging it, when at length it was taken and destroyed.
Yet not fully trusting the correctness of his information, he still persevered both in his celerity and his precautions, until he reached Kephallenia, where he first fully satisfied himself that the danger of Korkyra was past.
The Mantineans persevered and completed the rebuilding of their city, on a level site, and in an elliptical form, surrounded with elaborate walls and towers.
On finding that the doctor persevered in his intention to proceed westward, Musa and his followers deserted him.
Notwithstanding Mr Anderson's reduced condition he persevered in travelling, and, being placed in a hammock constructed out of a cloak, was carried along by two men.
He persevered only as the spirit moved him, piling up pages on both the tales.
But the fact that he persevered until Huck Finn at last found complete utterance was of itself a sufficient matter for congratulation.
As subsequent events have proved, it is more likely to have been for the latter reason that the matter was not persevered in.
The taxis is to be neither attempted nor persevered in after the hernia has become tender and inflamed.
Their use, however, may be persevered in too long; for, after an abscess has given way, the suppuration may be kept up in consequence of continuing the poultice.
In some cases, particularly when gangrene is imminent, and when the ulceration is extensive, there is danger of materially injuring the glans, if attempts at reduction are injudiciously persevered in.
In all, my attempts were at first followed by encouraging amelioration, but untoward symptoms occurring forced me to abandon them, though repeatedly persevered in.
It is not easy to conceive how the proposal could have been seriously entertained by any sane individual, far less put in practice and persevered in, when disaster after disaster crowned every attempt.
This treatment, with frequent fomentations, was persevered in for a month, but without permanent benefit, and then he was brought to this hospital.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "persevered" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
