All 10 Uses of
persevere
in
Catch-22
- A number of men who were not moaning were now giggling openly, and there was no telling how far the unorganized insurrection of moaning might have gone if General Dreedle himself had not come forward to quell it, stepping out determinedly in the center of the platform directly in front of Major Danby, who, with his earnest, persevering head down, was still concentrating on his wrist watch and saying, '…twenty-five seconds… twenty… fifteen…'†
Chpt 21
- 'Eat it and tell me if it's good,' Milo persevered.†
Chpt 22 *
- 'I'd give everything I own to Yossarian,' Milo persevered gamely on Yossarian's behalf.†
Chpt 35
- No. 'You can read, though, can't you?' the colonel persevered sarcastically.†
Chpt 36
- I'm going to persevere.†
Chpt 42
- Yes, I'm going to persevere.'†
Chpt 42
- And I'll stay here and persevere.†
Chpt 42
- I'll persevere.†
Chpt 42
- If Orr could row to Sweden, then I can triumph over Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn, if only I persevere.†
Chpt 42
- I'll stay here and persevere, and we'll meet again when the fighting stops.'†
Chpt 42
Definition:
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(persevere) to keep working at something -- especially despite difficulties