impatiently
Example Sentences
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His way of impatiently rebuffing Salome’s inappropriate advances is to give her singing lessons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
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
Ahmed Sheheiber said he was waiting "impatiently" to return to his home in the Jabalia refugee camp.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
I wait, a little impatiently if I’ll be honest, because I don’t really want to be around anyone right now.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
