impatiently
Example Sentences
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They waited impatiently in line and elbowed one another to snag a spot in the room where the American president was slated to make his speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
I think the bigger issue was that his enormous gifts left many admirers waiting impatiently for his American stage masterpiece, which never quite came together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
Fans have been impatiently waiting to find out more since January, when the Japanese gaming giant ended months of speculation by confirming basic information about the new device.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
Then, at his busiest, with a wife and three children impatiently waiting at home, he wheedled Mel Brooks for a cameo in “Young Frankenstein.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
I cursed the laziness of the servants that they should lie abed at such an hour—for it was now ten o’clock—and so rang and knocked again, but more impatiently, but still without response.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
