persistent

Definition:
1. Never-ceasing.
2. Continually recurring to the mind.
3. Retained; not shed.

Use 'persistent' in a sentence:

• 1. Most successful people made their dreams come true because of their persistent action.
• 2. These scammers are so persistent! I always block them, but they keep calling me with a different number!
• 3. Her position as national leader has been weakened by persistent fears of another coup attempt.
• 4. He is regarded at the BBC as a tenacious and persistent interviewer.
• 5. The goal has now been finally attained through their dauntless and persistent efforts.
• 6. Steady progress can only be the result of persistent study.; Only persistent study yields steady progress.
• 7. There has been persistent rain in this town for several months.
• 8. Further evidence for persistent internal rhythms appears when the usual external cycles are shifted—either experimentally or by rapid east-west travel over great distances.
• 9. Shoppers picked their way through puddles caused by persistent rain.
• 10. Only persistent study yields steady progress.
• 11. What separates successful people from the dreamers is their persistent action.
• 12. He has a persistent cough.
• 13. Therefore, you should use a persistent device path.
• 14. Persistent knocks roused him from a pleasant dream.
• 15. A persistent object management system based on Database.
• 16. I had to be really persistent and it was very hard work.
• 17. Asia's development achievements today are the result of the persistent efforts of the industrious and talented Asian people.
• 18. How do you deal with persistent salesmen who won't take no for an answer?
• 19. He is regarded as a tenacious and persistent interviewer.
• 20. He phoned again this morning. He's very persistent.
• 21. She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.
• 22. For me, act is the most important thing for success and that's to Take Persistent Action(Act).
• 23. As you will see, devfs-enabling a distribution can be very tricky, especially if you want to use all the nice devfs features like persistent permissions and ownership.
• 24. A: In most cases, things are not just as what you see from the outside. T'ai Chi is not so hard as you imagine but you need to be persistent enough.
• 25. Establishing Persistent Security Mechanism to Promote Harmonious Development in Mining Area.
• 26. Persistent criminals who have gone unpunished by the courts have been dealt with by local people.
• 27. They will take a call from a persistent parent, even if they're loaded with works.
• 28. Persistent disapproval or criticism can be highly demoralizing.
• 29. We need an organization to help beat down the persistent campaigns of grandchildless parents.
• 30. Not only should we try to learn from it if we want to succeed, we must also be persistent.
• 31. A few months ago, I was down with a terrible cold which ended in a persistent bad cough.
• 32. Yet the persistent question of "Why do I need that?"--or, perhaps more tellingly, "Why do you need to know that?"--dogs the steps of many new ventures.
• 33. Persistent bullying is one of the worst experiences a child can face.
• 34. In a study of 60 self-selected people with persistent pain, Ms. Corkhill and colleagues reported that knitting enabled them to redirect their focus, reducing their awareness of pain.
• 35. Johnny was the most persistent and most harmless of her admirers.
• 36. A persistent shoplifter has been banned from every shop in town.
• 37. Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.
• 38. Just lengthening that second stage of full-time work may secure the financial assets needed for a 100-year life, but such persistent work will inevitably exhaust precious intangible assets such as productive skills, vitality, happiness, and friendship.
• 39. These likely persistent forces, like the growth of shale oil, point to a "low for long" scenario.
• 40. The January warmth turned out to be part of a remarkably persistent weather anomaly.
• 41. There was less bullying in secondary schools, with about one in twenty-five suffering persistent bullying, but these cases may be particularly recalcitrant.
• 42. There are other reasons why the pay gap remains so persistent.
• 43. But there are other reasons why the pay gap remains so persistent.
• 44. His cough grew more persistent until it never stopped.
• 45. I had a persistent cough for over a month.
• 46. Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour.
• 47. In the early years of their marriage, both were disturbed by persistent arguments that seemed to fade away without ever being truly resolved.
• 48. The parents of persistent truants can be put in jail.
• 49. The improvement in standards has been steady and persistent, but has attracted little comment from educationalists.
• 50. She resented his persistent approaches.
• 51. Those suffering from persistent nightmares should seek help from a therapist.
• 52. Despite persistent rain showers, the lawn and pavilion were packed with fans.
• 53. There have been persistent rumours of quarrels within the movement.
• 54. Care for older people faced persistent criticism as these trends became apparent.
• 55. His persistent attempts to complain to his superiors were blocked and ignored.