impatience

Example Sentences

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Many cooking problems can be traced not to a lack of skill, but to impatience.

From Salon

My anger and impatience bleed out from me and into the ground.

From Literature

Her impatience had long since turned to fury.

From Literature

Like his sister, he also received praise from his governess, Mrs. Apple, and Miss Mortimer, while the baroness frowned with impatience and Edward Ashton watched in silence.

From Literature

For his exceptionally rapid ascent, Mr. Hoyos credits Scipio’s ready access to funds as well as “self-confidence—not far off arrogance—and impatience with inconvenient convention.”

From The Wall Street Journal