long-suffering
Example Sentences
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Like many of the best covers, Harris sings this young girl’s chronicle of her long-suffering mother’s sacrifices with such natural assurance that you’d think “To Daddy” had been written for her.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Now in his 60s, his love of peatland has endured and it often means he stops on walks to investigate, "probably much to the annoyance of my long-suffering family," he laughed.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
This has been welcome news for long-suffering bulls.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
“It makes me a little bit sad, to be honest, that there isn’t a better way of getting these long-suffering fans in at a more reasonable rate,” Fong said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Crowding the two babies in the buggy she went over to the factory and had Sissy’s long-suffering foreman get her away from her machine.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
