Our guys just fought, we persevered. Thompkins persevered for almost three hours before succumbing to his interrogators. Nevertheless, and despite his disabilities, Keeble persevered. Despite his trepidation about college, Wideman persevered. He persevered in this mantra practice for seven years and mastered it. However, the band persevered despite these threats. He dismissed them, but they persevered. The lab persevered and its subsequent designs proved increasingly successful. Despite this, Lindwall persevered through the pain. The committee persevered despite Eliot's skepticism. Ulvaeus and Andersson persevered with their songwriting and experimented with new sounds and vocal arrangements. Despite their reaction, he persevered and created a significant number of modern sonnets. It was thanks to Sassoon that Owen persevered in his ambition to write better poetry. Levin persevered ineptly for two and a half years and then gave up with relief. His first five applications were rejected, but he persevered and was accepted on the sixth.