How to Use endure in a Sentence

endure

verb
  • We endured the lecture for as long as we could.
  • She wants to make sure her legacy will endure.
  • He endured five years as a prisoner of war.
  • And that’s why this recipe has endured.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Yet, dairy cows endure this again and again.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
  • But those are the kind of records that endure over time.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026
  • But one of Brush’s rules has endured.
    — Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
  • That’s what the Knicks and their fans have endured.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • Lots of teams endured wild swings in their season.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • And yet the vagueness is part of what makes the song endure.
    — Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Ware has endured a lot of lessons in recent months.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The fans loved him dearly for it, and his work will endure.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Five or six years on, has any aspect of that endured?
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • This native grass thrives in full sun and endures droughts.
    — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The fifth son, still a boy, would endure in silence.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Hawaii endured flooding rains in a string of kona lows.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The song has endured many years and shows no signs of slowing down.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Built to endure rather than to dazzle.
    — Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • In those terms, the Kennedys have endured more than their share.
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • Ermias may be dead, but that idea of faith and hope must endure.
    — Mark Elibert, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Here are tips for enduring these times.
    — Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, the scene will likely endure as a bright spot in a dark time.
    — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022
  • The crowds have lightened over the decades, but the game endures.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Six months later, the grief endures.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The form endures; the substance fades.
    — Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This is a club that has endured more than its fair share of doom and gloom in recent times.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Name a player and there is a stretch of growing pains all endure.
    — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 2 Oct. 2020
  • But that is far from enough and the ‘hustlers’ will have to endure more pain at the pump.
    — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 14 Sep. 2022
  • That messy process is at the heart of his enduring appeal.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
  • The same could be said for enduring those tough parts of running.
    — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2025

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