How to use persistent in a sentence

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• He slept fitfully, plagued by bad dreams and a persistent cough.From the entry fitfully
• Her persistent nagging and constant bickering with me nearly drove me up the wall.From the entry drive someone up the wall
• The soft violin solo was marred by persistent wolves.From the entry wolf
• The soap left a persistent haze on the drinking glasses.From the entry haze
• The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.From the entry worry
• I have a persistent tickle in my throat.From the entry tickle
• It was a thick, persistent curl that kept appearing on the left-hand side of my chin.2025, Gina Tonic, “The Time I Got Diagnosed with PCOS”, in Greedy Guts: Notes from an Insatiable Woman, London: Coronet, →ISBN. From the entry facial hair
• Laborious experiment to discover the facts about our environment is wearisome to all but a persistent few.2014, Eric Temple Bell, The Magic of Numbers - Page 76. From the entry blundersome
• The soul of wit for them is disparaging relevance: the persistent searching out of weakness.2014, Mitchell Duneier, Philip Kasinitz, Alexandra Murphy, The Urban Ethnography Reader, →ISBN, page 340. From the entry pisstake
• As he was a persistent lobbier for his case, this was often embarrassing.2008, Franklyn Grace Lyo, M.A. Lyons, A Pause to Copy, page 340. From the entry lobbier
• A regime of persistent lahar activity results when eruptive activity continually supplies unconsolidated volcanic material for remobilization.2006, Andrew J. L. Harris et al., “Downstream aggradation owing to lava dome extrusion and rainfall runoff at Volcán Santiaguito…. From the entry lahar
• This pallindrome, as Alan Lane discovered, means "an abnormal and persistent fear of pallindromes".2006 Feb, NewScientist, page 56, column 3. From the entry aibohphobia
• A persistent urachus exists if the entire urachal tube remains patent between the bladder and umbilicus.2003, Douglas H. Slatter, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, volume 1, page 1631. From the entry urachus
• But persistent sealore says that there was so much attention paid to oppression that good seamanship suffered.1998, Malcolm Archibald, Sixpence for the Wind: A Knot of Nautical Folklore - Page 128. From the entry sealore
• Using serious yabbis, Fela was able to retain control of the floor against the persistent heckler.1993, Frank Thurmond Fairfax, Fela, the Afrobeat King, page 365. From the entry yabbi
• The film's most persistent (and pernicious) image is of a train, clanking and rambling down a track.1986 February 1, Robin Lippincott, “Shoah (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 28, page 15. From the entry incantatory
• In particular, hot boxes on freight trains are a persistent problem.1963 July, “News and Comment: Roller bearings for freight stock”, in Modern Railways, page 6. From the entry hotbox
• Or take the six-months-old baby with a persistent urinary-tract infection, against which sulfapyridine failed to work.1943 May 16, J. D. Ratcliff, “Here’s Medical Magic!”, in St. Louis Globe-Democrat, volume 68, number 362, page twelve. From the entry urinary-tract infection
• The truth about Pastor Straton is that he is perhaps the country's most persistent publicity hound.1928 August 28, Frank R. Kent, “The Great Game Of Politics”, in Baltimore Sun, page 1. From the entry publicity hound
• It can lie dormant in the body for years, then later cause severe illness, including persistent high fever.2026 February 12, Wendy Ruderman, “Traveling to Southern Europe? Here's what to know about a deadly parasite active there”, in The…. From the entry visceral leishmaniasis
• Acrophobia is a persistent and intense fear of heights.2021 March 3, Sarah Bence; Steven Gans, MD (medical reviewer), “What Is Acrophobia?”, in Verywell Health, archived from the original on 30…. From the entry acrophobia
• Kazmi has a persistent cough and frequently quotes Karl Marx.2017 April 6, Samira Shackle, “On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers”, in the Guardian. From the entry salwar kameez
• She is persistent, but she will never make a pianiste.2017, Fiona Farrell, Decline and Fall on Savage Street, →ISBN, page 36. From the entry pianiste
• That feeling turned into a very persistent nag.2016, Sarah Lowndes, The DIY Movement in Art, Music and Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry nag
• They demonstrated persistent proteinuria and eventually developed evidence of micropathic hemolytic anemia; however, no decline in renal function was noted.2016 June, Gwenalyn Garcia, Jean Paul Atallah, “Antineoplastic agents and thrombotic microangiopathy”, in Journal of Oncology Pharmacy…. From the entry micropathic
• Bladder defects may be seen cystoscopically and the proximal part of a persistent urachus can be explored endoscopically.2015 July 3, Ueli Braun, Karl Nuss, “Uroperitoneum in cattle: Ultrasonographic findings, diagnosis and treatment”, in Acta Veterinaria…. From the entry cystoscopically
• All the billions in the world and Manchester City still cannot rid themselves of the most persistent thorn in their side.2014 March 9, Jacob Steinberg, “Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The…. From the entry rid
• These chemicals, such as perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), are persistent and ubiquitous in the environment.2014, Judith S. Weis, Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know®, Oxford University Press, →ISBN. From the entry perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
• Pedicels and a few persistent staminate flowers are evident.2013 November 11, Y. P. S. Bajaj, Trees IV, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 198. From the entry watersprout
• Judith, aged 58, described her experience of seeking help for persistent back pain: "You don't actually see the consultant.2012, Psychology for Nurses and the Caring Professions, UK: McGraw-Hill Education, →ISBN, page 250. From the entry ages
• Masseter hypertrophy may become apparent in persistent grinders.2010, A. J. Larner, A Dictionary of Neurological Signs, page 68. From the entry grinder
• Since the last treatment I have been dealing with multiple, persistent side effects which lifted as of this afternoon.2010, Robin Waites, George's Journey, page 82. From the entry bloggage
• There’s another slightly more serious and persistent type of acne that affects some babies, called infantile acne or acne neonatorum.2010, Liebmann-Smith, Joan, Baby body signs : the head-to-toe guide to your child's health, from birth through the toddler years, page 162. From the entry acne neonatorum

Meaning of persistent

1. adjective Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
2. adjective Insistently repetitive.
3. adjective Indefinitely continuous.

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Questions about persistent in a sentence

How do you use persistent in a sentence?

Persistent is used as an adjective. For example: “She has had a persistent cough for weeks.”

What is a short sentence with persistent?

“Pine cones have persistent scales.”

What does persistent mean?

Persistent means obstinately refusing to give up or let go.