impatiently

Example Sentences

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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

I’d been waiting rather impatiently for the reunion because I still had a lot of lingering questions after the finale.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

That weekend, I noticed myself impatiently tugging at Otto’s leash on his morning walk despite the fact that it was the first nice Saturday we’d had in weeks and we had nowhere else to be.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

"We have been waiting for this day impatiently," Mai Khader Abdul Ghani, whose son, Moatasem Billah Rami Nabil Sammour, has a rare autoimmune disease, told BBC Arabic's Gaza Today.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025

I tapped my foot impatiently and glanced out the window for Henry’s car.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt