How to Use persistent in a Sentence

persistent

adjective

• Persistent rumors that the business is for sale have alarmed the staff.
• Flooding has been a persistent problem in the area this year.
• She has been persistent in pursuing the job.
• He has been fighting a persistent cold.
• We were nagged by a persistent salesman.
• He is one of the government's most persistent critics.
• This can lead to a sore throat, which may be persistent or come and go.
  — Sarah Hudgens, Health, 5 Oct. 2024
• But the persistent rise in rates over the last two years has been far more sweeping.
  — Damian J. Troise, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
• From good to bad and all that’s in between, these were the most persistent restaurant trends of 2023.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
• As the jet stream slows, floods could last longer and droughts may become more persistent.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 16 Jan. 2024
• That mirrors a persistent split across party lines in how the case is viewed.
  — Thomas Beaumont, ajc, 17 June 2023
• The finish is long and smooth, with a subtle but persistent oak note.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
• The group inside roars at the large animal and bangs on the glass door to spook the persistent wild animal.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
• The supply side constraints have been very persistent and very durable...
  — George Calhoun, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• The most persistent theme in each is how Musk has routinely stared death and bankruptcy in the face.
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• The storm is slow-moving and could bring persistent rain into the weekend.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
• But be sure to talk to your doctor about any persistent cramping.
  — Anna Rahmanan, Parents, 1 Nov. 2023
• For the next 15 years, the brothers would rise and fall in the film business, always persistent and never giving up.
  — Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2023
• But for the past two decades - through good economic times and bad - mistrust has been persistent.
  — Dan Balz and Clara Ence Morse, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2023
• The final day of Lollapalooza opened in Grant Park under low gray skies, persistent patches of rain and the mud here to stay.
  — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• With a persistent sea breeze much of the summer so far, Logan Airport has yet to reach 90 degrees.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
• That study found that the risk of long Covid was 55% higher in people with persistent infection.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
• As a result, highs reach only the upper 40s to lower 50s with light but persistent winds from the northwest.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
• The persistent heat dome plaguing the state this year has had fatal consequences.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2023
• Love continued, claiming that Pitt was still persistent about a Cobain project for years to come.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022
• These poems speak to the ambient, persistent anxiety of the last few years, and the sharp, needling, and unpredictable pain of grief.
  — Rachel Becker, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
• Advertisement That does not mean Hayes is on board with Trump’s persistent and false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
  — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
• Last month was one of the warmest Junes on record in Baltimore, and persistent bouts of extreme heat could land Charm City’s summer on the wrong side of the record books.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2024
• Instead, what had been one of Biden’s most persistent slags suddenly got shifted to Trump, who is just three years his junior.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
• Meanwhile, persistent labor shortages are likely to continue to force employers to allow remote work and push up wages sharply even in smaller communities, boosting their fortunes.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024