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.
