Sentence examples for persisted in flying from inspiring English sources

The dispute began Saturday, when Turkey blocked Greek jets from taking part in the exercise and warned of "undesired results" if Greece persisted in flying over two Aegean islands.

What could they possibly mean in the context of a nation where courthouses and statehouses and public schools persist in flying the Confederate flag, that oh-so-galvanizing symbol of "white pride" and black death?

Heterozygosity can persist in fly stocks even after many generations of full-sibling mating, probably due to the presence of recessive lethal or infertile mutations, which are commonly found on wild-derived Drosophila chromosomes (Greenberg and Crow 1960).

An early interest in flying persisted, and he soon transferred to the air force; in 1954 he became a pilot.

Others persisted in new forms.

All their books persisted in our imaginations.

But he persisted in making his point.

At Marion, he persisted in his disruptive behavior.

These problems have persisted in the early 21st century.

Aggressive police raids have persisted in Toronto and Ottawa.

"He refused — they persisted in doing that.