How to Use soldier on in a Sentence

soldier on

verb
  • But the wife and I will soldier on.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Just line them up like soldiers on a serving tray and frost them like you would a normal cake.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Knowles couldn’t locate his coat but quickly soldiered on.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The question now is will the average soldier on the street shed more and more blood.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Warner made sure to praise how well the 49ers’ defense has soldiered on without him.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The song is written in the form of a letter written from a active-duty soldier on the frontlines of war.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The soldiers on site were not injured and were safe, the German news agency dpa reported.
    — March 2, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • And that is partially because, sometimes, the settlers in the videos were also soldiers on a weekend leave.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The goal is not to replace soldiers on the front lines, but to eliminate the burdens, risks, and drudgery of military upkeep.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The newsroom is soldiering on, landing scoops, asking questions, doing the work.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • Most chronicles of the war have focused on Ukraine’s destruction and the death of civilians and soldiers on both sides of the fight.
    — Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Women are more likely to endure many chronic illnesses and to soldier on with their pain unnoticed.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The army posted a tribute to the soldiers on Instagram on Monday.
    — Max Rego, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The group soldiered on by hiring guitarist Donnie Dacus to take Kath’s place.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
  • Infiltration by small groups of infantry has become common, even soldiers on crutches.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The driver-side front fender soldiers on with a J1772 AC port.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 17 June 2026
  • The trailer shows Ritchson and his fellow soldiers on the run after their startling discovery.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Since a soldier on the battlefield may load several dozen of those runs every day, all of that weight adds up and can increase the odds of injury or fatigue.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The military reported a soldier on the ground in Lebanon had been killed, naming him as 21-year-old Sgt.
    — Npr Staff, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Some crime-weary communities cheered soldiers on the streets of the country's biggest city of Johannesburg when they were first deployed last week.
    — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • With that knowledge, Jamie soldiered on with Claire by his side, leaving together with the men for battle from Frasers Ridge.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • The government shifted millions of dollars into the police budget, deployed tactical units, and put soldiers on standby.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • Fayetteville, North Carolina — Three small drones whizzed overhead, piloted by soldiers on laptops.
    — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Thirty-plus years since their debut album, 1994’s Naveed, the band is soldiering on, and celebrating their three-decade longevity.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026
  • But Brown is soldiering on, despite polls showing him as a serious underdog in the September primary.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Defections across the land border that divides the peninsula are relatively rare, as the area is densely forested, ridden with landmines and monitored by soldiers on both sides.
    — CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Soon, Marsh and Ware broke away from the unit to form Heaven 17, and Oakey and Wright soldiered on with the Human League.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 28 May 2026
  • Those days are gone, and now the compact crossover has largely replaced luxury compact sedans, but there are several compact sedans still soldiering on, for the betterment of the motoring public.
    — Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
  • After the senate endorsement, delegates soldiered on to select Nate George as their preferred candidate for state auditor.
    — Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
  • Thank you, Florida and WWP for helping this old soldier on his road to physical, mental and spiritual healing.
    — Brian Lamar, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026

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