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verb

endure

CEFR B1

to suffer something painful or difficult patiently

In a sentence

Six example sentences with endure, each labelled with its topic.

  • Marathon training teaches you to endure a dull ache for two hours without letting your pace fall apart.

    Fitness

  • Passengers endured a fourteen-hour delay on the tarmac with nothing but warm juice and one apologetic announcement.

    Travel

  • Settlers endured three winters in sod houses before the railway reached the county and supplies stopped arriving by wagon.

    History

  • The Stoics taught that a wise person endures hardship without complaint, treating loss as weather rather than injustice.

    Philosophy

  • Fans endured a twelve-game losing streak in January, filling the arena anyway because the rookie was worth watching.

    Basketball

  • Children who endure a long wait for a treat often hum or look away, small tricks that make the minutes pass.

    Psychology

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