How to Use soldier on in a Sentence

soldier on

phrasal verb
  • Even then, Moby Grape soldiered on as a trio for a time.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 22 July 2024
  • And still the piers have soldiered on — built, destroyed, rebuilt — some over more than a hundred years, and evolved through the three stages of pier life.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
  • Davis jumped up and soldiered on, chuckling about it later.
    Mark Woolsey, ajc, 16 June 2023
  • The artist, who has every right to change their mind and soldier on — even if their instincts to stop touring were correct in the first place?
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The rest of the Hawks soldiered on with a rotating series of drummers into 1966.
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Now, Virgin Galactic plans to soldier on with just Eve for the time being.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024
  • That said, if the deal doesn’t go through, Activision will soldier on with a balance sheet that is bolstered by $12.6 billion in cash on the books.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 31 May 2023
  • According to videos posted by fans, Swift soldiered on after the heel broke off of one of her glittery Christian Louboutin boots.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The project soldiered on, during the course of which subsequent changes in Group 5 rules relegated the M1 to Group 4 competition.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 June 2023
  • Normand tries to soldier on with live commentary from the stage, but he, too, is escorted out of the building by security.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
  • See Chicago Dance moved its free pop-up performances to the summer in 2021, when dance outside had become one way to soldier on during the pandemic.
    Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
  • Despite being past its prime, the diminutive Porsche soldiered on in competition through 1974.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 24 July 2023
  • For any place suffering distress, Gdańsk is a shining example of how to soldier on against all odds, how to rebuild and hold one's head high in the face of adversity.
    Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • But Worsham soldiered on, refusing to chase bro-country trends and instead committing himself to pursuits that brought him joy.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The possibility of Paramount soldiering on as a standalone entity seems like a long shot.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 May 2024
  • Derided by climate change skeptics and pundits for decades, and subjected to memes making light of his concern about global warming, Gore soldiers on.
    USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Soon after the cease-fire was reached, soldiers on both sides started establishing new military positions along the new line of contact and digging trenches.
    Olesya Vartanyan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Determined Biden soldiers on with 2024 campaign as down-ballot Dems worry over his electability.
    Fox News, 10 July 2024
  • But soldiers on the ground said the retreat should have been ordered earlier since Ukrainian forces were outgunned by Russian artillery and Russian air superiority in the region.
    Constant Méheut, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Posted by an Israeli soldier on the social media platform on February 22 and since deleted, the video also shows troops in an armored vehicle driving into the medical complex.
    Richard Allen Greene, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Training is critical for Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield today, as well as for the interoperability of Ukraine’s future force.
    Ivo Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Florida’s absentee governor will soldier on at least until the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 23.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Pizza Hut is facing consumer boycotts after the chain reportedly provided free meals to soldiers on Israeli military bases.
    Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Yet the production soldiered on, wrapping photography in October 2021.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
  • With pugilistic hothead and conservative District 3 Councilor Frank Baker declining to run for reelection, the council now has a shot at becoming a more credible body, though soldiers on both sides of its pitched ideological battles remain.
    Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Regardless, Juan Suarez, chief development officer and vice president at Vesper Energy, indicated plans to soldier on.
    Jake Zuckerman, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023

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