impatiently
Example Sentences
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More than 50 different songs appear, sometimes impatiently cast aside by Mr. Luhrmann so he can jiggle and rotate his kaleidoscope again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
With the match still in the balance, British and Irish Lions duo Henry Pollock and Tom Curry both stood with their hands on their hips, impatiently waiting to enter the Test arena.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
Then, at his busiest, with a wife and three children impatiently waiting at home, he wheedled Mel Brooks for a cameo in “Young Frankenstein.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
That weekend, I noticed myself impatiently tugging at Otto’s leash on his morning walk despite the fact that it was the first nice Saturday we’d had in weeks and we had nowhere else to be.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
Rue and I look at the screen together; the letters and numbers in the link are in bright blue, waiting impatiently for us to click.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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