All 4 Uses
persist
in
The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks
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- I'm just saying that I think you should give her a call:' she persisted.†
p. 17.3persisted = continued
- Gabby expected Stephanie to persist, but instead, Stephanie simply shrugged and lay back on her towel, as if she'd never said anything at all.†
p. 127.6 *persist = continue
- "How so?" he persisted.†
p. 138.5persisted = continued
- She had lost a great deal of weight, her muscles had atrophied, and a numbness persisted on most of her left side.†
p. 314.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(persist) to continue -- often despite difficulty or to repeat a question
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)