Sentence examples for persisted like from inspiring English sources

The Second Avenue subway persisted, like a fungus.

During the last 17 years, Connecticut has seen lots of playwrights' sandboxes come and go, but none have persisted like the Theater Artists Workshop of Westport.

He said he had had better success with medications aimed specifically at individual symptoms that persisted, like pain, depression or chronic fatigue.

Despite its patent absurdity, the blood libel claim persisted like a virus for centuries and incited countless rounds of brutality against Jews in Europe.

But for all the memorable winning shots at Ridgewood, where towering trees frame every fairway, none has persisted like Byron Nelson's 55-cent 3-iron off the flagpole from the slate deck outside the pro shop.

A few have persisted, like Trumpets, in Montclair, now in its 23rd year, where Bucky Pizzarelli, 82, and the trumpeter Ted Curson, 72 (and, like Mr. Charles, a Mingus alumnus), both lead groups.

Yet the rumors persist, like niggling gnats.

A star can persist like this for 10 billion years.

Nobody could persist like that into old age and stay aloof from ridicule.

And daunting obstacles persist, like battery life and driving-range limits, production costs and consumer-friendly pricing.

The makers of horror movies should understand this better than most, yet they persist, like dedicated mediums, in trying to raise the spirits of the dead.