impatience
Example Sentences
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"They're always here," he said of the protesters, with some impatience.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The gathering reflects mounting impatience with the slow pace of global negotiations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
But she faces growing impatience from Venezuelans struggling to pay for food, medicine and other basics.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
The answer isn’t to abolish heritage months out of impatience or indifference.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
In the interim he was intoxicated with an overabundance of free time and his whole frame trembled and fidgeted with impatience.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing impatience
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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