impatience
Example Sentences
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Louisiana’s move seems to reflect a mixture of impatience and anxiety.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
Others see it as the derangements of a trapped and helpless man, one with a longstanding reputation for impatience and inconstancy, a leader incapable of making up his mind whether to move forward or back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
As their impatience grows, the window for Odysseus to reclaim his kingdom and restore a crumbling world to Zeus’ law — essentially open-hearted hospitality and treating others as you’d be treated — is closing.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
But for several weeks, queuing for petrol has become a staple of life during the dragging Ukraine conflict, causing impatience at petrol stations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Maribel darting across the street ahead of us, looking back and tapping her toes in mock impatience.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
Vocabulary lists containing impatience
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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