Sentence examples for gently persist from inspiring English sources
"Cullen," she said, "what is this letter?" He did not answer correctly, and she gently persisted.
Dodo gently persists, beguiling with her ex-movie-star glamour and German accent: "Ach, but now it is raining.
When Miliband gently persisted, the PM gently detected a pattern of cleaning up problems left by Labour: 24-hour drinking, Blairite deregulation of betting, gaming and even banking, which he appears to regard as a separate industry with its own betting machines rigged by bank staff.
But she gently persisted.
If your friend won't answer or evades the issue, persist gently but don't push.
Users will stop using services, if internet companies persist with gently, though sometimes not, disrespecting privacy boundaries in pursuit of growth or innovation.
The filmmaking process undoubtedly established a strong camaraderie among the actors (and Arnold) that clearly still exists to this day; during our interview, a gently boisterous vibe persisted throughout, with as much crosstalk as there was compassion for one another.
A brother-in-law shot again and again and lying for two days on the field at Belfort Gap — he persists, smiles gently, bent over his canes.
