The phrase "a persistent sense of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a continuous or enduring feeling or perception about something.
Example: "She had a persistent sense of unease about the upcoming meeting."
Alternatives: "an ongoing feeling of" or "a continual awareness of".
It includes a persistent sense of hypervigilance and recurrent, intrusive memories of past traumatic events.
The former yields a lifetime of inner warmth, the latter a persistent sense of regret.
Mychael Danna's moody, brooding score uses similarly extended strokes, rising and falling on a romantic undercurrent of intertwining themes, underpinning the action with a persistent sense of longing.
That gives way to "In Another Land," which has phased vocals and a persistent sense of unreality, and is either witless or naïvely charming.
All have an obvious edge of sexual tension, often quite consciously cultivated by Ms. Nakadate, and a persistent sense of unease.
On the other hand, its saving grace – like some of the work it draws upon – is a persistent sense of wonder.
But they have a dreamier quality and a more persistent sense of artifice; they're connected to Italian painters like Morandi and De Chirico or, as the artist Thomas Demand has suggested, to Magritte.
(Smith) Galleries: Chelsea ★ Luigi Ghirri: 'Kodachrome' (through April 20) The photographs of Luigi Ghirri (1943-92), aseenen in this show of selections from his 1978 book, "Kodachrome," sometimes bring to mind American color photography by William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld but have a dreamier quality and a more persistent sense of artifice.
Later, I feared being unlovable and alone for ever, which wasn't an acute worry so much as a crushing, persistent sense of doom.
It's worth noting that he taught art for some 32 years, including figure drawing; there's no denying Herberg has a persistent sense or muscle memory of "how to draw" that he can't shake, even when he has no intention of depicting objects in his compositions.
Individual-level prejudice translates into systematic deprivations of liberty and a persistent sense that there are few adults in whom they can trust.
